| (a) Implementation. The provisions of this section
shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2024-2025
school year.
(1) No later than August 31, 2024, the commissioner
of education shall determine whether instructional materials funding
has been made available to Texas public schools for materials that
cover the essential knowledge and skills identified in this section.
(2) If the commissioner makes the determination that
instructional materials funding has been made available, this section
shall be implemented beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and
apply to the 2024-2025 and subsequent school years.
(3) If the commissioner does not make the determination
that instructional materials funding has been made available under
this subsection, the commissioner shall determine no later than August
31 of each subsequent school year whether instructional materials
funding has been made available. If the commissioner determines that
instructional materials funding has been made available, the commissioner
shall notify the State Board of Education and school districts that
this section shall be implemented for the following school year.
(b) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 10-12. Prerequisites: one credit in biology
and at least one credit in a course from the health science career
cluster. Recommended prerequisite: Medical Terminology. Recommended
corequisite: Health Science Clinical. Students shall be awarded one
credit for successful completion of this course.
(c) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards, industry-relevant
technical knowledge, and college and career readiness skills for students
to further their education and succeed in current and emerging professions.
(2) The Health Science Career Cluster focuses on planning,
managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services,
health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and
development.
(3) The Health Science Theory course is designed to
provide for the development of advanced knowledge and skills related
to a wide variety of health careers. Students will become familiar
with industry-based standards for documenting and maintaining medical
information; research industry employment requirements, including
education, certification, and licensing requirements; and evaluate
ethical and legal responsibilities of health science professionals.
Students will employ hands-on experiences for continued clinical knowledge
and skill development.
(4) To pursue a career in the health science industry,
students should learn to reason, think critically, make decisions,
solve problems, and communicate effectively. Students should recognize
that quality health care depends on the ability to work well with
others.
(5) The health science industry is comprised of diagnostic,
therapeutic, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology
research and development systems that function individually and collaboratively
to provide comprehensive health care. Students should identify the
employment opportunities, technology, and safety requirements of each
system. Students are expected to learn the knowledge and skills necessary
to pursue a health science career through further education and employment.
(6) Professional integrity in the health science industry
is dependent on acceptance of ethical and legal responsibilities.
Students are expected to employ their ethical and legal responsibilities,
recognize limitations, and understand the implications of their actions.
(7) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(8) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(d) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) express ideas in a clear, concise, and effective
manner;
(B) exhibit the ability to cooperate, contribute, and
collaborate as a member of a team; and
(C) model industry expectations of professional conduct
such as attendance, punctuality, appropriate professional dress, proper
hygiene, and time management.
(2) The student demonstrates patient-centered skills
and interactions that foster trust and lead to a quality customer
service experience. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate care, empathy, and compassion;
(B) communicate medical information accurately and
efficiently in language that patients can understand; and
(C) comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA) policy standards.
(3) The student applies mathematics, science, English
language arts, and social studies in health science. The student is
expected to:
(A) solve mathematical calculations appropriate to
situations in a healthcare-related environment;
(B) express ideas clearly in writing and develop skills
in documentation related to health science;
(C) interpret complex technical material related to
the health science industry;
(D) summarize biological and chemical processes in
the body such as maintaining homeostasis; and
(E) research topics related to health science such
as the global impact of disease prevention.
(4) The student demonstrates verbal, non-verbal, and
electronic communication skills. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate therapeutic communication appropriate
to the situation;
(B) use appropriate verbal and non-verbal skills when
communicating with persons with sensory loss and language barriers
in a simulated setting; and
(C) use electronic communication devices in the classroom
or clinical setting appropriately.
(5) The student analyzes and evaluates communication
skills for maintaining healthy relationships in the healthcare workplace.
The student is expected to:
(A) evaluate how healthy relationships influence career
performance;
(B) identify the role of communication skills in building
and maintaining healthy relationships;
(C) demonstrate strategies for communicating needs,
wants, and emotions in a healthcare setting; and
(D) evaluate the effectiveness of conflict-resolution
techniques in various simulated healthcare workplace situations.
(6) The student documents and records medical information
into a permanent health record. The student is expected to:
(A) research document formats such as dental or medical
records;
(B) prepare health documents or records according to
industry-based standards; and
(C) record health information on paper and electronic
formats such as patient history, vital statistics, and test results.
(7) The student describes industry requirements necessary
for employment in health science occupations. The student is expected
to:
(A) research education, certification, licensing, and
continuing education requirements and salary related to specific health
science careers; and
(B) practice employment procedures for a specific health
science career such as resume building, application completion, and
interviewing.
(8) The student identifies problems and participates
in the decision-making process. The student is expected to:
(A) apply critical-thinking, adaptability, and consensus-building
skills to solve problems relevant to health science;
(B) evaluate the impact of decisions in health science;
and
(C) suggest modifications to a decision or plan based
on healthcare outcomes.
(9) The student demonstrates comprehension and proficiency
of clinical skills used by health science professionals in a classroom
or clinical setting. The student is expected to:
(A) comply with specific industry standards related
to safety requirements;
(B) employ medical vocabulary specific to the healthcare
setting;
(C) perform admission, discharge, and transfer functions
in a simulated setting;
(D) demonstrate skills related to assisting patients
with activities of daily living such as dressing, undressing, grooming,
bathing, and feeding;
(E) determine proper equipment needed for patient ambulation
such as gait belts, wheelchairs, crutches, or walkers;
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