Sec. 154.003. PROGRAMS

(a) The consortium shall coordinate and direct its programs to provide to the extent practicable centralized, uniform services among the consortium participants.

(b) The consortium shall:

(1) offer clinical services to all patients of the consortium's clinical centers, notwithstanding the independent status of each participant;

(2) establish a database for:

(A) making data available to each consortium participant according to its specific activities;

(B) providing a resource index to facilitate research projects; and

(C) providing data on patient health outcomes to appropriate state agencies and to researchers in this state; and

(3) with the aid of the council and the National Alzheimer's Association or its affiliate, develop and distribute to patients, caregivers, and health care professionals educational materials and services and inform patients of any research projects and therapeutic trials open for their participation.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1381, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. Renumbered from Education Code, Sec. 151.003 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(50), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.