88(R) HB 3540 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to overdose mapping by a local health authority or a law |
 
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enforcement agency for public safety purposes. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended |
 
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by adding Section 370.007 to read as follows: |
 
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             Sec.  370.007.    PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR OVERDOSE |
 
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MAPPING.  (a)  In this section: |
 
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                         (1)    "Controlled substance" has the meaning assigned by |
 
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Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code. |
 
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                         (2)    "Opioid antagonist" has the meaning assigned by |
 
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Section 483.101, Health and Safety Code. |
 
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                         (3)    "Social media platform"  has the meaning assigned |
 
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by Section 120.001, Business & Commerce Code. |
 
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             (b)    A local health authority or a law enforcement agency |
 
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located in a county with a population of more than two million may |
 
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enter into a participation agreement with an entity that maintains |
 
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a computerized system for mapping overdoses for public safety |
 
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purposes. |
 
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             (c)    A local health authority or law enforcement agency that |
 
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has entered into a participation agreement under Subsection (b) |
 
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shall: |
 
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                         (1)    solicit and accept information regarding |
 
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overdoses occurring in the county; and |
 
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                         (2)    provide information described by Subdivision (1) |
 
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to the entity with which the authority or agency has a participation |
 
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agreement under Subsection (b) for purposes of entering the |
 
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information into the computerized system. |
 
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             (d)    A local health authority or a law enforcement agency may |
 
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accept information described by Subsection (c)(1) from any credible |
 
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source, including from a social media platform. |
 
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             (e)    The following information regarding an overdose |
 
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incident, if known, must be entered into the computerized system: |
 
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                         (1)    the date and time of the overdose incident; |
 
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                         (2)    the GPS coordinates or approximate location of the |
 
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overdose incident; |
 
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                         (3)    the suspected controlled substance involved in the |
 
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overdose incident; |
 
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                         (4)    whether an opioid antagonist was administered and, |
 
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if so, the number of doses and type of delivery; |
 
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                         (5)    whether the person who overdosed was transported |
 
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to the hospital; |
 
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                         (6)    whether the overdose involved the operation of a |
 
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motor vehicle; |
 
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                         (7)    whether multiple persons were involved in the |
 
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overdose incident; |
 
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                         (8)    the sex and approximate age of each person |
 
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receiving treatment for an overdose; and |
 
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                         (9)    whether the overdose was fatal or nonfatal. |
 
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             (f)    A person who provides information about an overdose |
 
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incident to a local health authority or law enforcement agency in |
 
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good faith under this section is not subject to civil or criminal |
 
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liability for providing the information. |
 
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             (g)    A law enforcement agency may use information provided or |
 
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received under this section only for mapping overdose locations for |
 
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public safety purposes. |
 
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             (h)    Information provided for purposes of overdose mapping |
 
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under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure |
 
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under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
 
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             (i)    Section 181.154, Health and Safety Code, does not apply |
 
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to information provided, received, or used under this section. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
 
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
 
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.    If this |
 
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediatStatutes affected: Introduced: ()
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