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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle E. HEALTH CARE COUNCILS AND RESOURCE CENTERS |
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Chapter 103. TEXAS DIABETES COUNCIL |
Sec. 103.017. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND TRAINING
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(a) The department, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, and the Health and Human Services Commission shall work with the council to jointly develop, produce, and implement a general public awareness strategy focusing on diabetes, its complications, and techniques for achieving good management. Each agency shall pay for the costs of producing and disseminating information on diabetes to clients served by that agency.
(b) The strategy developed under Subsection (a) must include a plan under which the council provides public awareness information through businesses, civic organizations, and similar entities.
(c) The department, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, and the Health and Human Services Commission may jointly develop and implement a statewide plan for conducting regional training sessions for public and private service providers, including institutional health care providers, who have routine contact with persons with diabetes.
(d) The council must approve the strategies and plans developed under this section.