(a) The department shall publish an annual report of activities using data contained in the central registry. The report shall include:
- (1) a description of research projects in progress since the last report and the sponsors and principal investigators directing each project;
- (2) results of the completed research projects either as an abstract or a complete scientific paper that has been reviewed and approved by an appropriate jury;
- (3) a summary of the statistical information compiled in the registry, including a specific discussion of any clusters, high or low incidences, or prevalences or trends encountered;
- (4) any policy, research, educational, or other recommendations the department considers appropriate; and
- (5) such other information the editors of the report find is appropriate.
- (b) The department may publish periodic reports in addition to the annual report.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.