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TX Health & Safety Code § 323.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 323 - Emergency Services and Forensic Examination Programs for Survivors of Sexual Assault|Subchapter B. Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Programs|Section 323.052. Operation of Safe Program; Designation of Safe Program as Safe-Ready Facility

Sec. 323.052.  OPERATION OF SAFE PROGRAM; DESIGNATION OF SAFE PROGRAM AS SAFE-READY FACILITY.  (a)  A person may operate a SAFE program only if:(1)  the program meets the minimum standards established under Section 323.053; and(2)  the program provides forensic medical examinations to sexual assault survivors in accordance with Section 323.054.(b)  The Health and Human Services Commission shall designate a SAFE program described by Subsection (a) as a SAFE-ready facility under Section 323.0015 if the program notifies the commission that the program employs or contracts with a sexual assault forensic examiner or uses a telemedicine system of sexual assault forensic examiners to provide consultation during a sexual assault forensic medical examination to a nurse or physician licensed to practice in this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 2706), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 323.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 323 - Emergency Services and Forensic Examination Programs for Survivors of Sexual Assault|Subchapter B. Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Programs|Section 323.053. Minimum Standards for Safe Programs

Sec. 323.053.  MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SAFE PROGRAMS.  A SAFE program must:(1)  operate under the active oversight of a medical director who is a physician licensed by and in good standing with the Texas Medical Board;(2)  provide medical treatment under a physician's order, standing medical order, standing delegation order, or other order or protocol as defined by Texas Medical Board rules;(3)  employ or contract with a sexual assault examiner or a sexual assault nurse examiner;(4)  provide access to a sexual assault program advocate, as required by Subchapter H, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure;(5)  ensure a sexual assault survivor has access to a private treatment room;(6)  if indicated by a survivor's history or on a survivor's request, provide:(A)  HIV testing and prophylactic medication to the survivor or a referral for the testing and medication; and(B)  counseling and prophylactic medications for exposure to sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy;(7)  provide to survivors the name and telephone number of a nearby sexual assault program that provides to survivors the minimum services described by Subchapter A, Chapter 420, Government Code;(8)  provide to survivors the information form required by Section 323.005, 323.0051, or 323.0052, as applicable, and orally communicate the information regarding crime victims compensation under Section 323.005(a)(4);(9)  collaborate with any sexual assault program, as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, that provides services to survivors in the county;(10)  engage in efforts to improve the quality of the program;(11)  maintain capacity for appropriate triage or have agreements with other health facilities to assure that a survivor receives the appropriate level of care indicated for the survivor's medical and mental health needs;(12)  prioritize the safety and well-being of survivors;(13)  provide a trauma-informed approach in the forensic medical care provided to survivors; and(14)  collaborate with:(A)  law enforcement agencies and attorneys representing the state with jurisdiction in the county;(B)  any available local sexual assault response team; and(C)  other interested persons in the community.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 2706), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 323.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 323 - Emergency Services and Forensic Examination Programs for Survivors of Sexual Assault|Subchapter B. Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Programs|Section 323.054. Forensic Medical Examination by Safe Program; Informed Consent

Sec. 323.054.  FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION BY SAFE PROGRAM; INFORMED CONSENT.  (a)  A SAFE program shall provide to a sexual assault survivor under the care of the program a forensic medical examination in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420, Government Code, if the examination has been requested by a law enforcement agency under Subchapter F, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, or if the examination is performed in accordance with Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure.(b)  Only a sexual assault examiner or a sexual assault nurse examiner may perform a forensic medical examination under a SAFE program.(c)  A sexual assault examiner or sexual assault nurse examiner employed by or under contract with a SAFE program must obtain a sexual assault survivor's informed, written consent before performing a forensic medical examination or providing medical treatment to the survivor.(d)  A sexual assault survivor who receives a forensic medical examination from a sexual assault examiner or sexual assault nurse examiner employed by or under contract with a SAFE program may not be required to:(1)  participate in the investigation or prosecution of an offense as a prerequisite to receiving the forensic medical examination or medical treatment; or(2)  pay for the costs of the forensic portion of the forensic medical examination or for the evidence collection kit.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 2706), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 324.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 324 - Consumer Access to Health Care Information|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 324.001. Definitions

Sec. 324.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Average charge" means the mathematical average of facility charges for an inpatient admission or outpatient surgical procedure.  The term does not include charges for a particular inpatient admission or outpatient surgical procedure that exceed the average by more than two standard deviations.(2)  "Billed charge" means the amount a facility charges for an inpatient admission, outpatient surgical procedure, or health care service or supply.(3)  "Costs" means the fixed and variable expenses incurred by a facility in the provision of a health care service.(4)  "Consumer" means any person who is considering receiving, is receiving, or has received a health care service or supply as a patient from a facility.  The term includes the personal representative of the patient.(5)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.(6)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.(7)  "Facility" means:(A)  an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243;(B)  a birthing center licensed under Chapter 244;(C)  a hospital licensed under Chapter 241; or(D)  a freestanding emergency medical care facility, as defined in Section 254.001, including a freestanding emergency medical care facility that is exempt from the licensing requirements of Chapter 254 under Section 254.052(8).(8)  "Facility-based physician" means a radiologist, an anesthesiologist, a pathologist, an emergency department physician, a neonatologist, or an assistant surgeon.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 997 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1290 (H.B. 2256), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 425), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (S.B. 481), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 324.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 324 - Consumer Access to Health Care Information|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 324.002. Rules

Sec. 324.002.  RULES.  The executive commissioner shall adopt and enforce rules to further the purposes of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 997 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 324.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 324 - Consumer Access to Health Care Information|Subchapter C. Billing of Facility Services and Supplies|Section 324.102. Complaint Process

Sec. 324.102.  COMPLAINT PROCESS.  A facility shall establish and implement a procedure for handling consumer complaints, and must make a good faith effort to resolve the complaint in an informal manner based on its complaint procedures.  If the complaint cannot be resolved informally, the facility shall advise the consumer that a complaint may be filed with the department and shall provide the consumer with the mailing address and telephone number of the department.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 997 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 324.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 324 - Consumer Access to Health Care Information|Subchapter C. Billing of Facility Services and Supplies|Section 324.103. Consumer Waiver Prohibited

Sec. 324.103.  CONSUMER WAIVER PROHIBITED.  The provisions of this chapter may not be waived, voided, or nullified by a contract or an agreement between a facility and a consumer.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 997 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 341.001. Definitions

Sec. 341.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(72), eff. April 2, 2015.(2)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.(3)  "Drinking water" means water distributed by an individual or public or private agency for human consumption, for use in preparing food or beverages, or for use in cleaning a utensil or article used in preparing food or beverages for, or consuming food or beverages by, human beings. The term includes water supplied for human consumption or used by an institution catering to the public.(3-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.(4)  "Human excreta" means the urinary and bowel discharges of a human.(5)  "Person" means an individual, corporation, organization, government, business trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity.(6)  "Privy" means a facility for the disposal of human excreta.(7)  "Sanitary" means a condition of good order and cleanliness that precludes the probability of disease transmission.(8)  "Septic tank" means a covered water-tight tank designed for sewage treatment.(9)  "Toilet" means the hopper device for the deposit and discharge of human excreta into a water carriage system.(10)  "Tourist court" means a camping place or group of two or more mobile or permanent housing units operated as rental property for the use of transient trade or trailer units housing humans.(11)  "Water supply" means a source or reservoir of water distributed and used for human consumption.(12)  "Water supply system operator" means a person who:(A)  is trained in the purification or distribution of a public water supply; (B)  has a practical working knowledge of the chemistry and bacteriology essential to the practical mechanics of water purification;  and(C)  is capable of conducting and maintaining the purification processes in an efficient manner.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0858, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(72), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 341.002. Rules for Sanitation and Health Protection

Sec. 341.002.  RULES FOR SANITATION AND HEALTH PROTECTION.  The executive commissioner may:(1)  adopt rules consistent with the purposes of this chapter; and(2)  establish standards and procedures for the management and control of sanitation and for health protection measures.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0859, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation|Section 341.011. Nuisance

Sec. 341.011.  NUISANCE.  Each of the following is a public health nuisance:(1)  a condition or place that is a breeding place for flies and that is in a populous area;(2)  spoiled or diseased meats intended for human consumption;(3)  a restaurant, food market, bakery, other place of business, or vehicle in which food is prepared, packed, stored, transported, sold, or served to the public and that is not constantly maintained in a sanitary condition;(4)  a place, condition, or building controlled or operated by a state or local government agency that is not maintained in a sanitary condition;(5)  sewage, human excreta, wastewater, garbage, or other organic wastes deposited, stored, discharged, or exposed in such a way as to be a potential instrument or medium in disease transmission to a person or between persons;(6)  a vehicle or container that is used to transport garbage, human excreta, or other organic material and that is defective and allows leakage or spilling of contents;(7)  a collection of water in which mosquitoes are breeding in the limits of a municipality or a collection of water that is a breeding area for mosquitoes that can transmit diseases regardless of the collection's location other than a location or property where activities meeting the definition of Section 11.002(12)(A), Water Code, occur;(8)  a condition that may be proven to injuriously affect the public health and that may directly or indirectly result from the operations of a bone boiling or fat rendering plant, tallow or soap works, or other similar establishment;(9)  a place or condition harboring rats in a populous area;(10)  the presence of ectoparasites, including bedbugs, lice, and mites, suspected to be disease carriers in a place in which sleeping accommodations are offered to the public;(11)  the maintenance of an open surface privy or an overflowing septic tank so that the contents may be accessible to flies; and(12)  an object, place, or condition that is a possible and probable medium of disease transmission to or between humans.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 130, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 346 (H.B. 819), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation|Section 341.012. Abatement of Nuisance

Sec. 341.012.  ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE.  (a)  A person shall abate a public health nuisance existing in or on a place the person possesses as soon as the person knows that the nuisance exists.(b)  A local health authority who receives information and proof that a public health nuisance exists in the local health authority's jurisdiction shall issue a written notice ordering the abatement of the nuisance to any person responsible for the nuisance.  The local health authority shall at the same time send a copy of the notice to the local municipal, county, or district attorney.(c)  The notice must specify the nature of the public health nuisance and designate a reasonable time within which the nuisance must be abated.(d)  If the public health nuisance is not abated within the time specified by the notice, the local health authority shall notify the prosecuting attorney who received the copy of the original notice.  The prosecuting attorney:(1)  shall immediately institute proceedings to abate the public health nuisance;  or(2)  request the attorney general to institute the proceedings or provide assistance in the prosecution of the proceedings, including participation as an assistant prosecutor when appointed by the prosecuting attorney.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation|Section 341.013. Garbage, Refuse, and Other Waste

Sec. 341.013.  GARBAGE, REFUSE, AND OTHER WASTE.  (a)  Premises occupied or used as residences or for business or pleasure shall be kept in a sanitary condition.(b)  Kitchen waste, laundry waste, or sewage may not be allowed to accumulate in, discharge into, or flow into a public place, gutter, street, or highway.(c)  Waste products, offal, polluting material, spent chemicals, liquors, brines, garbage, rubbish, refuse, used tires, or other waste of any kind may not be stored, deposited, or disposed of in a manner that may cause the pollution of the surrounding land, the contamination of groundwater or surface water, or the breeding of insects or rodents.(d)  A person using or permitting the use of land as a public dump shall provide for the covering or incineration of all animal or vegetable matter deposited on the land and for the disposition of other waste materials and rubbish to eliminate the possibility that those materials and rubbish might be a breeding place for insects or rodents.(e)  A person may not permit vacant or abandoned property owned or controlled by the person to be in a condition that will create a public health nuisance or other condition prejudicial to the public health.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation|Section 341.014. Disposal of Human Excreta

Sec. 341.014.  DISPOSAL OF HUMAN EXCRETA.  (a)  Human excreta in a populous area shall be disposed of through properly managed sewers, treatment tanks, chemical toilets, or privies constructed and maintained in conformity with the department's specifications, or by other methods approved by the department.  The disposal system shall be sufficient to prevent the pollution of surface soil, the contamination of a drinking water supply, the infection of flies or cockroaches, or the creation of any other public health nuisance.(b)  Effluent from septic tanks constructed after September 4, 1945, shall be disposed of through:(1)  a subsurface drainage field designed in accordance with good public health engineering practices;  or(2)  any other method that does not create a public health nuisance.(c)  A privy may not be constructed within 75 feet of a drinking water well or of a human habitation, other than a habitation to which the privy is appurtenant, without approval by the local health authority or the department. A privy may not be constructed or maintained over an abandoned well or over a stream.(d)  The superstructure and floor surrounding the seat riser and hopper device of a privy constructed and maintained in conformity with the department's specifications shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times and must have adequate lighting and ventilation.(e)  Material and human excreta removed from a privy vault or from any other place shall be handled in a manner that does not create a public health nuisance.  The material and human excreta may not be deposited within 300 feet of a highway unless buried or treated in accordance with the instructions of the local health authority or the department.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0860, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation|Section 341.015. Sanitation of Ice Plants

Sec. 341.015.  SANITATION OF ICE PLANTS.  (a)  A person may not go on the platform covering the tanks in which ice is frozen in an ice factory unless the person is an officer, employee, or other person whose duties require that action.(b)  An employee whose services are required on tanks shall be provided with clean shoes or boots that may not be used for any other purpose.(c)  Ice contaminated with sand, dirt, cinders, lint, or other foreign substance may not be sold or offered for sale for human consumption.(d)  Water used in the manufacturing of ice must be from an approved source and be of a safe quality.(e)  An ice plant operator shall provide sanitary handwashing and toilet facilities for the employees of the plant.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation|Section 341.016. Sanitation of Businesses; Occupational Health and Safety

Sec. 341.016.  SANITATION OF BUSINESSES;  OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY.  (a)  A person may not use or permit to be used in a business, manufacturing establishment, or other place of employment a process, material, or condition known to have a possible adverse effect on the health of the person's employees unless arrangements have been made to maintain the occupational environment in a manner that such injury will not occur.(b)  An industrial establishment shall be continually maintained in a sanitary condition.(c)  The department shall make available to the state's citizens:(1)  current information concerning minimum allowable concentrations of toxic gases;  and(2)  environmental standards that relate to the health and safety of the employees of industrial establishments in this state.(d)  The department shall survey industrial establishments to study industrial health and sanitation issues, including water supplies and distribution, waste disposal, and adverse conditions caused by processes that may cause ill health of industrial workers.(e)  The department shall give each surveyed establishment a summary of the studies and findings under Subsection (d) and make necessary recommendations for the adequate protection of the health, safety, and well-being of the workers.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|