HB4590 - Relating to a cardiac arrest registry for information on the incidence and causes of cardiac arrest among certain persons; providing an administrative penalty.

      By: Cortez H.B. No. 4590       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a cardiac arrest registry for information on the   incidence and causes of cardiac arrest among certain persons;   providing an administrative penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 93A to read as follows:   CHAPTER 93A. CARDIAC ARREST REGISTRY           Sec. 93A.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                 (1)     "Center" means The University of Texas   Southwestern Medical Center.                 (2)     "Physician" means an individual licensed to   practice medicine in this state.                 (3)     "Registry" means the cardiac arrest registry   established under this chapter.           Sec.   93A.002.     ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF REGISTRY.   (a) The center shall establish and maintain a cardiac arrest   registry to collect and aggregate information on the incidence and   causes of cardiac arrest among individuals younger than 36 years of   age in this state.           (b)     Not later than the 60th day following the date of death   of an individual younger than 36 years of age whose death is caused   by cardiac arrest, the primary physician who attends the   individual's death shall submit to the center for inclusion in the   registry information regarding the individual and the death. The   information must include:                 (1)  the age of the individual;                 (2)  the time and date of the individual's death;                 (3)     a description of the location where and the   circumstances under which the cardiac arrest occurred;                 (4)     a description of the activity in which the   individual was engaged at the time the cardiac arrest occurred;                 (5)     a statement on whether the individual was an   athlete and if an athlete, each sport the individual participated   in and the level at which the individual participated in each sport;                 (6)     if known by the physician or the individual's   family, a statement of whether the individual at any time tested   positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19); and                 (7)     any other information the center determines   appropriate.           Sec.   93A.003.     PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO REGISTRY; ANNUAL REPORT.   (a) The center shall ensure that information maintained in the   registry is accessible to physicians who provide medical care to   student athletes participating in a sport at any level. The   information must be aggregated and machine-readable in a manner   that allows a physician described by this subsection to easily   navigate the information.           (b)     Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year,   the center shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written   report that summarizes the information submitted to the center for   inclusion in the registry during the preceding two years.           Sec.   93A.004.     CONFIDENTIALITY. The center shall ensure   that information accessible to a physician or submitted to the   legislature under Section 93A.003 does not disclose an individual's   personally identifiable information or information that is   confidential under state or federal law.           Sec.   93A.005.     ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The Texas   Medical Board may assess an administrative penalty against a   physician who violates Section 93A.002. The administrative penalty   may not exceed $500 for each violation and shall be based on:                 (1)  the history of previous violations;                 (2)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation;                 (3)  the efforts to correct the violation; and                 (4)  any other matter that justice may require.           (b)     The Texas Medical Board by rule shall establish a   procedure to collect the administrative penalty. A proceeding to   impose the administrative penalty is considered a contested case   under Chapter 2001, Government Code.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center   shall establish the cardiac arrest registry as required by Chapter   93A, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.