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TX Health & Safety Code § 142A.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142A - Supportive Palliative Care Services|Section 142A.0001. Definition

Sec. 142A.0001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "supportive palliative care" means physician-directed interdisciplinary patient- and family-centered care provided to a patient with a serious illness without regard to the patient's age or terminal prognosis that:(1)  may be provided concurrently with methods of treatment or therapies that seek to cure or minimize the effects of the patient's illness; and(2)  seeks to optimize the quality of life for a patient with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness and the patient's family through various methods, including methods that seek to:(A)  anticipate, prevent, and treat the patient's total suffering related to the patient's physical, emotional, social, and spiritual condition;(B)  address the physical, intellectual, emotional, cultural, social, and spiritual needs of the patient; and(C)  facilitate for the patient regarding treatment options, education, informed consent, and expression of desires.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 609 (S.B. 916), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142A.0002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142A - Supportive Palliative Care Services|Section 142A.0002. Reference in Other Law

Sec. 142A.0002.  REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.  Notwithstanding any other law, a reference in this code or other law to palliative care means supportive palliative care.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 609 (S.B. 916), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (e).
TX Health & Safety Code § 142A.0003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142A - Supportive Palliative Care Services|Section 142A.0003. Study

Sec. 142A.0003.  STUDY.  (a)  The commission shall conduct a study to assess potential improvements to a patient's quality of care and health outcomes and to anticipated cost savings to this state from supporting the use of or providing Medicaid reimbursement to certain Medicaid recipients for supportive palliative care.  The study must include an evaluation and comparison of other states that provide Medicaid reimbursement for supportive palliative care.(b)  The Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council established under Chapter 118 shall provide to the commission recommendations on the structure of the study, including recommendations on identifying specific populations of Medicaid recipients, variables, and outcomes to measure in the study.(c)  The commission may collaborate with and solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purpose of funding the study.(d)  Not later than September 1, 2022, the commission shall provide to the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council the findings of the study.  Not later than October 1, 2022, the advisory council shall include the findings of the study in the report required under Section 118.010.(e)  This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 609 (S.B. 916), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.001. Definitions

Sec. 143.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Employer" means a person who, directly, indirectly, or through an employee, agent, independent contractor, or any other person, delivers to another person materials for articles that are:(A)  to be manufactured in a home and returned to the employer;  and(B)  not for the personal use of the employer or a member of the employer's family.(2)  "Home" means a room, house, apartment, or other premises, whichever is most extensive, that is used in whole or in part as a dwelling.(3)  "Industrial homework" means the manufacture, in a home, of articles for an employer.(4)  "Manufacture" includes preparation, alteration, repair, or finishing, in whole or in part, for profit or compensation.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.002. Employer's Permit Required

Sec. 143.002.  EMPLOYER'S PERMIT REQUIRED.  (a)  An employer may not deliver materials for industrial homework to any person in this state without an employer's permit issued by the board.(b)  If the employer is not a resident of this state, the employer's agent must hold the employer's permit.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.003. Employer's Permit Application and Issuance; Term

Sec. 143.003.  EMPLOYER'S PERMIT APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE;  TERM.  (a)  An applicant must apply for an employer's permit in the form prescribed by board rule.(b)  The application must be accompanied by a $50 permit fee.(c)  An employer's permit is valid for one year from the date of issuance.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.004. Suspension or Revocation of Employer's Permit

Sec. 143.004.  SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF EMPLOYER'S PERMIT.  The board may suspend or revoke an employer's permit if the board finds that the employer has violated this chapter or has failed to comply with a provision of the permit.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.005. Homeworker's Certificate Required

Sec. 143.005.  HOMEWORKER'S CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.  (a)  A person may not engage in industrial homework without a homeworker's certificate issued by the board.(b)  A homeworker's certificate is valid only for work performed by the certificate holder in the certificate holder's home.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.006. Homeworker's Certificate Application and Issuance; Term

Sec. 143.006.  HOMEWORKER'S CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE;  TERM.  (a)  An applicant must apply for a homeworker's certificate in the form prescribed by board rule.  Each applicant must present a health certificate or other evidence of good health as required by the board.(b)  The application must be accompanied by a fee in an amount set by the board, but not to exceed 50 cents.(c)  A homeworker's certificate is valid for one year from the date of issuance.(d)  The board may not issue a homeworker's certificate to a person who:(1)  is younger than 15 years of age; (2)  suffers from a communicable disease;  or(3)  lives in a home that is not clean, sanitary, and free from communicable diseases.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.007. Suspension or Revocation of Homeworker's Certificate

Sec. 143.007.  SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF HOMEWORKER'S CERTIFICATE.  The board may suspend or revoke a homeworker's certificate if the board finds that the industrial homeworker:(1)  is performing industrial homework in violation of the conditions under which the certificate was issued or in violation of this chapter;  or(2)  has allowed a person who does not hold a homeworker's certificate to assist the homeworker in performing the industrial homework.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.008. Prohibition on Issuance of Permit or Certificate

Sec. 143.008.  PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE.  The board may not issue an employer's permit or a homeworker's certificate to authorize industrial homework or the delivery of materials for industrial homework if the board determines that the industrial homework:(1)  is injurious to the health or welfare of industrial homeworkers in that industry or to the public;  or(2)  makes it unduly difficult to maintain or enforce health standards established by law or rule for factory workers in that industry.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.009. Order Prohibiting Certain Industrial Homework; Hearing

Sec. 143.009.  ORDER PROHIBITING CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL HOMEWORK;  HEARING.  (a)  The board by order shall prohibit industrial homework in a certain industry and shall require employers in that industry to stop delivering in this state any materials for that industrial homework if the board determines, after investigation, that the industrial homework may not be continued in that industry without injuring the health and welfare of industrial homeworkers in that industry or of the public.(b)  Before adopting an order under Subsection (a), the board must hold a public hearing at which an opportunity to be heard must be afforded to any person having an interest in the subject matter of the hearing, including:(1)  an employer or a representative of employers;  or(2)  an industrial homeworker or a representative of industrial homeworkers.(c)  The board must give public notice of the hearing:(1)  not later than the 30th day before the date on which the hearing is held;  and(2)  in a manner determined by the board.(d)  The board shall hold the hearing in the place the board determines to be most convenient to the employers and industrial homeworkers affected by the order.(e)  The board shall determine the effective date of the order, which may not be less than 90 days after the date of its adoption.(f)  After an order becomes effective, a person holding an employer's permit may not deliver materials for the industrial homework prohibited by the order.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.010. General Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 143.010.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter and shall enforce this chapter.(b)  The board or the board's representative shall conduct all inspections and investigations necessary to enforce this chapter.(c)  The board or the board's representative may:(1)  administer oaths; (2)  take affidavits; (3)  issue subpoenas; (4)  compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, contracts, documents, or any other evidence; (5)  hear testimony under oath;  and(6)  take depositions of witnesses who reside in this state or outside this state in the manner provided by law for similar depositions in civil actions in a justice court.(d)  A subpoena or commission to take testimony shall be issued under the seal of the board.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.011. Prohibition on Certain Deliveries by Employer

Sec. 143.011.  PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DELIVERIES BY EMPLOYER.  An employer may not deliver or cause to be delivered any materials for industrial homework to a person who does not possess an employer's permit or a homeworker's certificate issued in accordance with this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.012. Record Requirements; Investigation

Sec. 143.012.  RECORD REQUIREMENTS;  INVESTIGATION.  (a)  A person who holds an employer's permit may not deliver or cause to be delivered or received materials for industrial homework or receive an article as a result of industrial homework unless the employer keeps a record of:(1)  the persons engaged in industrial homework on materials delivered by that employer; (2)  the places where those persons work; (3)  the articles that those persons have manufactured; (4)  the agents or contractors to whom the employer has delivered materials for industrial homework;  and(5)  the persons from whom the employer has received materials for industrial homework.(b)  The employer shall maintain and report the information in the manner prescribed by board rule and on forms that the board may provide.(c)  The information and records required by this section may be used by the board only to enforce this chapter and may not be published or disclosed except to representatives of the board enforcing this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.013. Label Requirement

Sec. 143.013.  LABEL REQUIREMENT.  (a)  An employer may not deliver or cause to be delivered materials for industrial homework unless there has been conspicuously affixed to those materials a label or other identifying trademark that bears the employer's name and address printed or written legibly in English.(b)  The label must be affixed to the package or container in which the materials are delivered or are to be kept if it is impossible to affix the label to the materials.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.014. Disposition of Unlawfully Manufactured Articles

Sec. 143.014.  DISPOSITION OF UNLAWFULLY MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.  (a)  The board may remove from a home articles that are being manufactured in the home in violation of this chapter and materials used to manufacture those articles.(b)  The board shall give notice of the removal by registered mail to the person whose name and address are affixed to the materials as provided by Section 143.013.(c)  The board may retain the materials or articles until they are claimed by the employer, and if they are not claimed before the 31st day after the date on which the notice is sent, the board may destroy or otherwise dispose of the materials or articles.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 143.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework|Section 143.015. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 143.015.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  An employer commits an offense if the employer:(1)  violates Section 143.002; (2)  refuses to allow the board or its representative to enter the employer's place of business to conduct an investigation authorized by this chapter; (3)  refuses to permit the board or its representative to inspect or copy the employer's records or other documents related to the enforcement of this chapter; (4)  makes an oral statement that the employer is required by the commissioner to make and the statement made is false;  or(5)  otherwise violates this chapter or any provision of the employer's permit.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted by the board.(c)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200, imprisonment for not less than 30 days or more than 60 days, or both.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 145.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 145 - Tanning Facilities|Section 145.002. Definitions

Sec. 145.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.030(23), eff. September 1, 2015.(2)  "Fitzpatrick scale" means the following scale for classifying a skin type, based on the skin's reaction to the first 10 to 45 minutes of sun exposure after the winter season:Skin TypeSunburning and Tanning History1Always burns easily; never tans2Always burns easily; tans minimally3Burns moderately; tans gradually4Burns minimally; always tans well5Rarely burns; tans profusely6Never burns; deeply pigmented(3)  "Health authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.021.(4)  "Operator" means an owner of a tanning facility or an agent of an owner of a tanning facility.(5)  "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association.(6)  "Phototherapy device" means a piece of equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation and is used by a health care professional in the treatment of disease.(7)  "Tanning device" means a device under Section 431.002 and includes any equipment, including a sunlamp, tanning booth, and tanning bed, that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 nanometers and is used for the tanning of human skin.  The term also includes any accompanying equipment, including protective eyewear, timers, and handrails.(8)  "Tanning facility" means a business that provides persons access to or use of tanning devices.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 684, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 473, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.030(23), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 145.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 145 - Tanning Facilities|Section 145.003. Exemption

Sec. 145.003.  EXEMPTION.  This chapter does not apply to a phototherapy device used by or under the supervision of a licensed physician trained in the use of phototherapy devices.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 145.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 145 - Tanning Facilities|Section 145.004. Compliance With Law

Sec. 145.004.  COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.  (a)  A tanning device used by a tanning facility must comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.030(24), eff. September 1, 2015.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 684, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0431, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.030(24), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 145.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 145 - Tanning Facilities|Section 145.005. Customer Notice; Liability

Sec. 145.005.  CUSTOMER NOTICE;  LIABILITY.  (a)  A tanning facility shall give each customer a written statement warning that:(1)  failure to use the eye protection provided to the customer by the tanning facility may result in damage to the eyes;(2)  overexposure to ultraviolet light causes burns;(3)  repeated exposure may result in premature aging of the skin and skin cancer;(4)  abnormal skin sensitivity or burning may be caused by reactions of ultraviolet light to certain:(A)  foods;(B)  cosmetics;  or(C)  medications, including:(i)  tranquilizers;(ii)  diuretics;(iii)  antibiotics;(iv)  high blood pressure medicines;  or(v)  birth control pills;(5)  any person taking a prescription or over-the-counter drug should consult a physician before using a tanning device;(6)  a person with skin that always burns easily and never tans should avoid a tanning device;  and(7)  a person with a family or past medical history of skin cancer should avoid a tanning device.(b)  Compliance with the notice requirement does not affect the liability of a tanning facility operator or a manufacturer of a tanning device.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 473, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 145.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 145 - Tanning Facilities|Section 145.007. Prohibited Claims About Safety

Sec. 145.007.  PROHIBITED CLAIMS ABOUT SAFETY.  A tanning facility operator may not claim or distribute promotional materials that claim that using a tanning device is safe or free from risk or that using a tanning device will result in medical or health benefits.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 684, Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 145.0096 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 145 - Tanning Facilities|Section 145.0096. Certain Advertising Prohibited

Sec. 145.0096.  CERTAIN ADVERTISING PROHIBITED.  (a)  This section applies only to a business that:(1)  is operated under a license or permit as a sexually oriented business issued in accordance with Section 243.007, Local Government Code; or(2)  offers, as its primary business, a service or the sale, rental, or exhibition of a device or other item that is intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to a customer.(a-1)  A business to which this section applies may not use the word "tan" or "tanning" in a sign or any other form of advertising.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a-1).  Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under Subsection (b) that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under that subsection, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 684, Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.014, eff. September 1, 2015.|