Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 161.502. Duties of Department, Executive Commissioner, and Commission

(1) establish guidelines for the provision of the information required by Section 161.501;

(2) make available on the department's website:

(3) update the list of resources and required immunizations in the pamphlet required under Subdivision (2)(A) quarterly;

(4) make the pamphlet and resource guide required by Section 161.501 available for distribution to hospitals, physicians, birthing centers, nurse midwives, and midwives; and

(5) coordinate funding for the development, publication, and distribution of the informational pamphlet and resource guide with other health and human services agencies, and solicit funding for the department's duties under this subchapter through means other than appropriations, such as gifts, grants, and sales of sponsorship or advertising.

(1) reducing costs to the state; and

(2) improving outcomes for children.