HBA-JEK H.B. 1835 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1835
By: Shields
Corrections
3/18/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center provide health care for inmates in the
institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
While the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee (CMHCC) oversees
medical care for inmates and investigates medical grievances, providers are
not obligated to act on these grievances.  House Bill 1835 requires a
medical care provider to respond to a medical grievance inquiry referred by
TDCJ or CMHCC no later than the 20th date after the grievance is referred
to the provider.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1835 amends the Government Code to require a medical care
provider to respond to a medical grievance inquiry referred by the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice or the Correctional Managed Health Care
Committee no later than the 20th day after the date the grievance is
referred. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.