Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 95.001
Definitions
(1)
“Acanthosis nigricans” means a light brown or black velvety, rough, or thickened area on the surface of the skin that may signal high insulin levels indicative of insulin resistance.(2)
“Advisory committee” means the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Advisory Committee established under Section 95.006 (Advisory Committee).(3)
“Council” means the Texas Diabetes Council.(4)
“Office” means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Border Health Office.(5)
“Professional examination” means an evaluation performed by an appropriately licensed professional.(6)
“School” means an educational institution that admits children who are five years of age or older but younger than 21 years of age.(b)
The office, after reviewing recommendations made by the advisory committee, by rule shall coordinate the risk assessment for Type 2 diabetes of individuals who attend public or private schools located in Texas Education Agency Regional Education Service Centers 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, and 20 and, by using existing funding as efficiently as possible or by using other available funding, in additional regional education service centers.(c)
The rules must include procedures necessary to administer the risk assessment program, including procedures that require each school to record and report risk assessment activities using:(1)
an existing database used to administer and track risk assessment data; or(2)
widely accepted surveillance software selected by the office.(d)
The office shall require a risk assessment for Type 2 diabetes to be performed at the same time hearing and vision screening is performed under Chapter 36 (Special Senses and Communication Disorders) or spinal screening is performed under Chapter 37 (Abnormal Spinal Curvature in Children). The risk assessment for Type 2 diabetes should:(1)
identify students with acanthosis nigricans; and(2)
further assess students identified under Subdivision (1) to determine the students’:(A)
body mass index; and(B)
blood pressure.(e)
The office may:(1)
coordinate the risk assessment for Type 2 diabetes activities of school districts, private schools, state agencies, volunteer organizations, universities, and other entities so that the efforts of each entity are complementary and not fragmented and duplicative; and(2)
provide technical assistance to those entities in developing risk assessment programs.(f)
The office shall:(1)
provide educational and other material to assist local risk assessment activities;(2)
monitor the quality of risk assessment activities provided under this chapter; and(3)
consult with the Texas Board of Nursing to determine the training requirements necessary for a nurse or other person to conduct risk assessment activities under this chapter.(g)
The office shall provide on the office’s Internet website information on obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and related conditions to health care providers and update the information at least annually.
Source:
Section 95.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.95.htm#95.001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
