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Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 121.103. General Duties

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§ 121.103. GENERAL DUTIES.  (a) Subject to the 
availability of funds, the department, in consultation with the 
consortium and local health units, local health departments, and 
public health districts, shall:
		(1)  develop curricula to provide training to public 
health workers;        
		(2)  conduct research on improving health status 
outcomes and methods of monitoring those outcomes;
		(3)  develop performance standards for local health 
units, local health departments, and public health districts;
		(4)  develop competency certification standards for 
public health workers;  and
		(5)  study the technology infrastructure available to 
local health units, local health departments, and public health 
districts and improve the use of this infrastructure to permit:
			(A)  statewide communication relating to disease 
surveillance and reporting of public health information;  and
			(B)  immediate access to public health 
information and collaboration among public health professionals.
	(b)  The training curricula described by Subsection (a)(1) 
may include training for local health authorities.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1378, § 6, eff. June 19, 1999.          

Last modified: August 10, 2007