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TX Health & Safety Code § 257.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 257 - Nurse Staffing|Section 257.004. Nurse Staffing Committee

Sec. 257.004.  NURSE STAFFING COMMITTEE.  (a)  A hospital shall establish a nurse staffing committee as a standing committee of the hospital.(b)  The committee shall be composed of members who are representative of the types of nursing services provided in the hospital.(c)  The chief nursing officer of the hospital is a voting member of the committee.(d)  At least 60 percent of the members of the committee must be registered nurses who:(1)  provide direct patient care during at least 50 percent of their work time; and(2)  are selected by their peers who provide direct patient care during at least 50 percent of their work time.(e)  The committee shall meet at least quarterly.(f)  Participation on the committee by a hospital employee as a committee member is part of the employee's work time, and the hospital shall compensate that member for that time accordingly.  The hospital shall relieve a committee member of other work duties during committee meetings.(g)  The committee shall:(1)  develop and recommend to the hospital's governing body a nurse staffing plan that meets the requirements of Section 257.003;(2)  review, assess, and respond to staffing concerns expressed to the committee;(3)  identify the nurse-sensitive outcome measures the committee will use to evaluate the effectiveness of the official nurse services staffing plan;(4)  evaluate, at least semiannually, the effectiveness of the official nurse services staffing plan and variations between the plan and the actual staffing; and(5)  submit to the hospital's governing body, at least semiannually, a report on nurse staffing and patient care outcomes, including the committee's evaluation of the effectiveness of the official nurse services staffing plan and aggregate variations between the staffing plan and actual staffing.(h)  In evaluating the effectiveness of the official nurse services staffing plan, the committee shall consider patient needs, nursing-sensitive quality indicators, nurse satisfaction measures collected by the hospital, and evidence-based nurse staffing standards.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 257.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 257 - Nurse Staffing|Section 257.005. Reporting of Staffing Information to Department

Sec. 257.005.  REPORTING OF STAFFING INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT.  (a)  A hospital shall annually report to the department on:(1)  whether the hospital's governing body has adopted a nurse staffing policy as required by Section 257.003;(2)  whether the hospital has established a nurse staffing committee as required by Section 257.004 that meets the membership requirements of that section;(3)  whether the nurse staffing committee has evaluated the hospital's official nurse services staffing plan as required by Section 257.004 and has reported the results of the evaluation to the hospital's governing body as provided by that section; and(4)  the nurse-sensitive outcome measures the committee adopted for use in evaluating the hospital's official nurse services staffing plan.(b)  Information reported under Subsection (a) is public information.(c)  To the extent possible, the department shall collect the data required under Subsection (a) as part of a survey required by the department under other law.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 258.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 258 - Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Prohibited|Section 258.001. Definitions

Sec. 258.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Hospital" means:(A)  a general hospital or special hospital, as those terms are defined by Section 241.003, including a hospital maintained or operated by this state; or(B)  a mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577.(2)  "Nurse" means a registered nurse or vocational nurse licensed under Chapter 301, Occupations Code.(3)  "On-call time" means time spent by a nurse who is not working but who is compensated for availability.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 258.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 258 - Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Prohibited|Section 258.002. Mandatory Overtime

Sec. 258.002.  MANDATORY OVERTIME.  For purposes of this chapter, "mandatory overtime" means a requirement that a nurse work hours or days that are in addition to the hours or days scheduled, regardless of the length of a scheduled shift or the number of scheduled shifts each week.  In determining whether work is mandatory overtime, prescheduled on-call time or time immediately before or after a scheduled shift necessary to document or communicate patient status to ensure patient safety is not included.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 258.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 258 - Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Prohibited|Section 258.003. Prohibition of Mandatory Overtime

Sec. 258.003.  PROHIBITION OF MANDATORY OVERTIME.  (a)  A hospital may not require a nurse to work mandatory overtime, and a nurse may refuse to work mandatory overtime.(b)  This section does not prohibit a nurse from volunteering to work overtime.(c)  A hospital may not use on-call time as a substitute for mandatory overtime.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 258.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 258 - Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Prohibited|Section 258.004. Exceptions

Sec. 258.004.  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  Section 258.003 does not apply if:(1)  a health care disaster, such as a natural or other type of disaster that increases the need for health care personnel, unexpectedly affects the county in which the nurse is employed or affects a contiguous county;(2)  a federal, state, or county declaration of emergency is in effect in the county in which the nurse is employed or is in effect in a contiguous county;(3)  there is an emergency or unforeseen event of a kind that:(A)  does not regularly occur;(B)  increases the need for health care personnel at the hospital to provide safe patient care; and(C)  could not prudently be anticipated by the hospital; or(4)  the nurse is actively engaged in an ongoing medical or surgical procedure and the continued presence of the nurse through the completion of the procedure is necessary to ensure the health and safety of the patient.(b)  If a hospital determines that an exception exists under Subsection (a)(3), the hospital shall, to the extent possible, make a good faith effort to meet the staffing need through voluntary overtime, including calling per diems and agency nurses, assigning floats, or requesting an additional day of work from off-duty employees.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 258.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 258 - Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Prohibited|Section 258.005. Retaliation Prohibited

Sec. 258.005.  RETALIATION PROHIBITED.  A hospital may not suspend, terminate, or otherwise discipline or discriminate against a nurse who refuses to work mandatory overtime.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 259.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 259 - Surgical Technologists at Health Care Facilities|Section 259.001. Definitions

Sec. 259.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.(2)  "Surgical technologist" means a person who practices surgical technology.(3)  "Surgical technology" means intraoperative surgical patient care as follows:(A)  preparing the operating room for surgical procedures by ensuring that surgical equipment is functioning properly and safely;(B)  preparing the operating room and the sterile field for surgical procedures by preparing sterile supplies, instruments, and equipment using sterile technique;(C)  anticipating the needs of the surgical team based on knowledge of human anatomy and pathophysiology and how they relate to the surgical patient and the patient's surgical procedure;(D)  as directed in an operating room setting, performing the following tasks at the sterile field:(i)  passing supplies, equipment, or instruments;(ii)  sponging or suctioning an operative site;(iii)  preparing and cutting suture material;(iv)  transferring and pouring irrigation fluids;(v)  transferring but not administering drugs within the sterile field;(vi)  handling specimens;(vii)  holding retractors and other instruments;(viii)  applying electrocautery to clamps on bleeders;(ix)  connecting drains to suction apparatus;(x)  applying dressings to closed wounds; and(xi)  assisting in counting sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments with the registered nurse circulator;(E)  cleaning and preparing instruments for sterilization on completion of the surgery; and(F)  assisting the surgical team with cleaning of the operating room on completion of the surgery.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 643), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 259.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 259 - Surgical Technologists at Health Care Facilities|Section 259.003. Supervision of Surgical Technologists

Sec. 259.003.  SUPERVISION OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS.  This chapter does not repeal or modify any law relating to the supervision of surgical technologists.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 643), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 259.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 259 - Surgical Technologists at Health Care Facilities|Section 259.004. Other Licensed Practitioners

Sec. 259.004.  OTHER LICENSED PRACTITIONERS.  This chapter does not prohibit a licensed practitioner from performing a task or function within the scope of the practitioner's license.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 643), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 259.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 259 - Surgical Technologists at Health Care Facilities|Section 259.005. Applicability

Sec. 259.005.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a licensed registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse; or(2)  the employment by a health care facility of an individual whose primary functions include the cleaning or sterilization of supplies, instruments, equipment, or operating rooms.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 643), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 259.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 259 - Surgical Technologists at Health Care Facilities|Section 259.006. Enforcement

Sec. 259.006.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may adopt rules to administer and enforce this chapter.(b)  A health care facility that violates Section 259.002 is subject to an administrative penalty, a civil penalty, or other disciplinary action, as applicable, in the same manner as if the facility violated the chapter under which the facility is licensed.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 643), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0818, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 260.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 260 - Boarding Home Facilities|Section 260.001. Definitions

Sec. 260.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Assistance with self-administering medication" means assisting a resident by reminding the resident to take medication, opening and removing medications from a container, or reminding the resident when a prescription medication needs to be refilled.(2)  "Boarding home facility" means an establishment that:(A)  furnishes, in one or more buildings, lodging to three or more persons with disabilities or elderly persons who are unrelated to the owner of the establishment by blood or marriage; and(B)  provides community meals, light housework, meal preparation, transportation, grocery shopping, money management, laundry services, or assistance with self-administration of medication but does not provide personal care services as defined by Section 247.002 to those persons.(3)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.(4)  "Elderly person" has the meaning assigned by Section 48.002, Human Resources Code.(5)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.(6)  "Person with a disability" means a disabled person as defined by Section 48.002, Human Resources Code.(7)  "Resident" means a person who is residing in a boarding home facility.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(28), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 260.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 260 - Boarding Home Facilities|Section 260.002. Exemptions

Sec. 260.002.  EXEMPTIONS.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a person that is required to be licensed under Chapter 142, 242, 246, 247, or 252;(2)  a person that is exempt from licensing under Section 142.003(a)(19) or (20), 242.003(3), or 247.004(4);(3)  a hotel as defined by Section 156.001, Tax Code;(4)  a retirement community;(5)  a monastery or convent;(6)  a child-care facility as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code;(7)  a family violence shelter center as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; or(8)  a sorority or fraternity house or other dormitory associated with an institution of higher education.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(28), eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 1808), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 260.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 260 - Boarding Home Facilities|Section 260.003. Model Standards

Sec. 260.003.  MODEL STANDARDS.  The executive commissioner shall develop and publish in the Texas Register model standards for the operation of a boarding home facility relating to:(1)  the construction or remodeling of a boarding home facility, including plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation, and other housing conditions, to ensure the residents' health, safety, comfort, and protection from fire hazard;(2)  sanitary and related conditions in a boarding home facility and its surroundings, including insect and rodent control, water supply, sewage disposal, food handling, and general hygiene to ensure the residents' health, safety, and comfort;(3)  the reporting and investigation of injuries, incidents, and unusual accidents and the establishment of other policies and procedures necessary to ensure resident health and safety;(4)  assistance with self-administering medication;(5)  requirements for in-service education of the facility's staff;(6)  criminal history record checks; and(7)  assessment and periodic monitoring to ensure that a resident:(A)  does not require the boarding home facility to provide personal care, nursing, or other services not listed in Section 260.001(2); and(B)  is capable of self-administering medication or is aware of what the resident's medications look like and knows when the medications should be taken but requires assistance with self-administering medication.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(28), eff. September 1, 2011.Redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Section 254.003 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(6), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 260.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 260 - Boarding Home Facilities|Section 260.004. Local Regulation

Sec. 260.004.  LOCAL REGULATION.  A county or municipality may require a person to obtain a permit from the county or municipality to operate a boarding home facility within the county's or municipality's jurisdiction.  A county or municipality may adopt the standards developed by the executive commissioner under Section 260.003 and require a boarding home facility that holds a permit issued by the county or municipality to comply with the adopted standards.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(28), eff. September 1, 2011.Redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Section 254.004 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(7), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 260.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 260 - Boarding Home Facilities|Section 260.005. Permit Procedures; Fees; Fines

Sec. 260.005.  PERMIT PROCEDURES; FEES; FINES.  (a)  A county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a boarding home facility permit as authorized by Section 260.004 may establish procedures for the submission of a boarding home facility permit application and for the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, and revocation of the permit.(b)  A county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a boarding home facility permit as authorized under Section 260.004 may set reasonable fees for issuance of the permit, renewal of the permit, and inspections and may impose fines for noncompliance with the county or municipal boarding home facility regulations.  The fees collected and fines imposed by the county or municipality must be used to administer the county or municipal permitting program or for other purposes directly related to providing boarding home facility or other assisted living services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.(c)  A person required to obtain a boarding home facility permit from a county or municipality as authorized under Section 260.004 shall pay any fees required or fines imposed by the county or municipality.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(28), eff. September 1, 2011.Redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Section 254.005 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(8), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 260.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 260 - Boarding Home Facilities|Section 260.0051. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 260.0051.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  This section applies only to a county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a permit to operate a boarding home facility as authorized by Section 260.004.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person operates a boarding home facility without a permit in a county or municipality to which this section applies.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 517 (S.B. 500), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 260.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 260 - Boarding Home Facilities|Section 260.006. Posting

Sec. 260.006.  POSTING.  A boarding home facility that holds a permit issued by a county or municipality shall prominently and conspicuously post for display in a public area of the boarding home facility that is readily available to residents, the operator, employees, and visitors:(1)  the permit issued by a county or municipality;(2)  a sign prescribed by the county or municipality that issued the permit that specifies how complaints may be registered with the county or municipality;(3)  a notice in a form prescribed by the county or municipality that issued the permit stating that inspection and related reports are available at the boarding home facility for public inspection and providing a telephone number that may be used to obtain information concerning the boarding home facility;(4)  a concise summary of the most recent inspection report relating to the boarding home facility; and(5)  a notice in a form prescribed by the county or municipality that issued the permit that lists the name, location, and contact information for:(A)  the closest local public health services agency in the proximity of the boarding home facility; and(B)  a local organization or entity that represents, advocates, or serves elderly persons or persons with disabilities, including any related toll-free contact information for reporting emergencies to the organization or entity.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(28), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 260.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 260 - Boarding Home Facilities|Section 260.007. Inspections

Sec. 260.007.  INSPECTIONS.  (a)  A county or municipality may conduct any inspection, survey, or investigation that it considers necessary and may enter the premises of a boarding home facility at reasonable times to make an inspection, survey, or investigation.(b)  A county or municipality is entitled to access to books, records, and other documents maintained by or on behalf of a boarding home facility to the extent necessary to enforce the standards adopted by the county or municipality.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(28), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 260.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 260 - Boarding Home Facilities|Section 260.008. Interlocal Cooperation

Sec. 260.008.  INTERLOCAL COOPERATION.  Two or more counties or municipalities may cooperate and contract with each other for the purpose of inspecting and permitting boarding home facilities.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(28), eff. September 1, 2011.|