Tex. Health & Safety Code § 105.011 · Chapter 105. HEALTH PROFESSIONS RESOURCE CENTER
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To the extent funding is available, the nursing resource section established under Section 105.002 shall administer a grant program to fund innovative approaches for reducing verbal and physical violence against nurses in hospitals, freestanding emergency medical care facilities, nursing facilities, and home health agencies.
(b) The nursing resource section shall require a grant recipient to submit periodic reports describing the outcome of the activities funded through the grant, including any change in the severity and frequency of verbal and physical violence against nurses.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 3801), Sec. 11(2), eff. September 1, 2025.
(d) The department shall provide administrative assistance to the nursing resource section in administering the grant program under this section.
(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement the grant program, including rules governing the submission and approval of grant requests and establishing a reporting procedure for grant recipients.
(f) The nursing resource section may use money transferred to the department from the Texas Board of Nursing under Section 301.155, Occupations Code, to fund the grants authorized by this section.
(g) At least annually, the nursing resource section shall publish a report describing the grants awarded under this section, including the amount of the grant, the purpose of the grant, and the reported outcome of the approach adopted by the grant recipient.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 406 (H.B. 280), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 3801), Sec. 11(2), eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.105.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 5c560c9a3599515d714a2723c7bf1008fa2629b31c024649ceebdb09ab2ab30d
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.