85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2848, Chapter 502 Page: 2 of 13
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H.B. No. 2848
1 (2) Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome;
2 (3) osteogenesis imperfecta;
3 (4) vitamin D deficiency; and
4 (5) other similar metabolic bone diseases or
5 connective tissue disorders.
6 (c) If, during an abuse or neglect investigation or an
7 assessment provided under Subsection (b), the department or a
8 physician in the network determines that a child requires a
9 specialty consultation with a physician, the department or the
10 physician shall refer the child's case to the system for the
11 consultation, if the system has available capacity to take the
12 child's case.
13 (d) In providing assessments to the department as provided
14 by Subsection (b), the network and the system must use a blind peer
15 review process to resolve cases where physicians in the network or
16 system disagree in the assessment of the causes of a child's
17 injuries or in the presence of a condition listed under Subsection
18 (b).
19 SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
20 an agreement entered into or renewed on or after the effective date
21 of this Act.
22 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2848, Chapter 502, legislative document, June 9, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1049737/m1/2/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.