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GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 671. HEALTH SERVICES IN STATE OFFICE COMPLEXES
Sec. 671.001. NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IN STATE
OFFICE COMPLEXES; PILOT PROGRAM. (a) To reduce the cost of
health care and increase the wellness and productivity of state
employees, the Employees Retirement System of Texas shall develop
and implement a pilot program to make available a licensed
advanced practice nurse or a licensed physician assistant to
provide authorized on-site health services at a selected location
to state employees who choose to make use of the services.
(b) The pilot program must provide for the following:
(1) a licensed advanced practice nurse as defined by Section
301.152, Occupations Code, or a licensed physician assistant as
described by Chapter 204, Occupations Code, who is employed by
the state or whose services are acquired by contract, who will be
located at a state office complex;
(2) a licensed physician, who is employed by a state
governmental entity for purposes other than the pilot program or
whose services are acquired by contract, who will perform all
supervisory functions described by Section 157.052(e),
Occupations Code;
(3) appropriate office space and equipment for the advanced
practice nurse or physician assistant to provide basic medical
care to employees at the state office complex where the nurse or
physician assistant is located; and
(4) professional liability insurance covering services provided
by the advanced practice nurse or the physician assistant.
(c) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of
Texas shall adopt rules necessary for implementation of this
section and shall seek the assistance of state agencies as
necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
(d) The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall determine
whether it is more efficient to pay directly for some or all of
the expenses associated with implementing this chapter or to
reimburse expenses through an interagency agreement as the
expenses are incurred by an agency participating in the program.
(e) The Employees Retirement System of Texas may order the pilot
program continued or expanded to cover more state office
complexes on finding:
(1) the pilot program has proven beneficial in meeting the
health care needs of state employees; and
(2) continuation or expansion of the pilot program is
economically beneficial.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
1217, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
433, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Texas > Government-code > Title-6-public-officers-and-employees > Chapter-671-health-services-in-state-office-complexes
GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 671. HEALTH SERVICES IN STATE OFFICE COMPLEXES
Sec. 671.001. NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IN STATE
OFFICE COMPLEXES; PILOT PROGRAM. (a) To reduce the cost of
health care and increase the wellness and productivity of state
employees, the Employees Retirement System of Texas shall develop
and implement a pilot program to make available a licensed
advanced practice nurse or a licensed physician assistant to
provide authorized on-site health services at a selected location
to state employees who choose to make use of the services.
(b) The pilot program must provide for the following:
(1) a licensed advanced practice nurse as defined by Section
301.152, Occupations Code, or a licensed physician assistant as
described by Chapter 204, Occupations Code, who is employed by
the state or whose services are acquired by contract, who will be
located at a state office complex;
(2) a licensed physician, who is employed by a state
governmental entity for purposes other than the pilot program or
whose services are acquired by contract, who will perform all
supervisory functions described by Section 157.052(e),
Occupations Code;
(3) appropriate office space and equipment for the advanced
practice nurse or physician assistant to provide basic medical
care to employees at the state office complex where the nurse or
physician assistant is located; and
(4) professional liability insurance covering services provided
by the advanced practice nurse or the physician assistant.
(c) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of
Texas shall adopt rules necessary for implementation of this
section and shall seek the assistance of state agencies as
necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
(d) The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall determine
whether it is more efficient to pay directly for some or all of
the expenses associated with implementing this chapter or to
reimburse expenses through an interagency agreement as the
expenses are incurred by an agency participating in the program.
(e) The Employees Retirement System of Texas may order the pilot
program continued or expanded to cover more state office
complexes on finding:
(1) the pilot program has proven beneficial in meeting the
health care needs of state employees; and
(2) continuation or expansion of the pilot program is
economically beneficial.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
1217, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
433, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
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Chapter-671-health-services-in-state-office-complexes GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 671. HEALTH SERVICES IN STATE OFFICE COMPLEXES
Sec. 671.001. NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IN STATE
OFFICE COMPLEXES; PILOT PROGRAM. (a) To reduce the cost of
health care and increase the wellness and productivity of state
employees, the Employees Retirement System of Texas shall develop
and implement a pilot program to make available a licensed
advanced practice nurse or a licensed physician assistant to
provide authorized on-site health services at a selected location
to state employees who choose to make use of the services.
(b) The pilot program must provide for the following:
(1) a licensed advanced practice nurse as defined by Section
301.152, Occupations Code, or a licensed physician assistant as
described by Chapter 204, Occupations Code, who is employed by
the state or whose services are acquired by contract, who will be
located at a state office complex;
(2) a licensed physician, who is employed by a state
governmental entity for purposes other than the pilot program or
whose services are acquired by contract, who will perform all
supervisory functions described by Section 157.052(e),
Occupations Code;
(3) appropriate office space and equipment for the advanced
practice nurse or physician assistant to provide basic medical
care to employees at the state office complex where the nurse or
physician assistant is located; and
(4) professional liability insurance covering services provided
by the advanced practice nurse or the physician assistant.
(c) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of
Texas shall adopt rules necessary for implementation of this
section and shall seek the assistance of state agencies as
necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
(d) The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall determine
whether it is more efficient to pay directly for some or all of
the expenses associated with implementing this chapter or to
reimburse expenses through an interagency agreement as the
expenses are incurred by an agency participating in the program.
(e) The Employees Retirement System of Texas may order the pilot
program continued or expanded to cover more state office
complexes on finding:
(1) the pilot program has proven beneficial in meeting the
health care needs of state employees; and
(2) continuation or expansion of the pilot program is
economically beneficial.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
1217, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
433, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
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