Tex. Health & Safety Code § 50.0003 · Subchapter A. TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING
DESIGNATION OF INSTITUTION; OPERATION OF PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission shall designate a health-related institution of higher education to operate the program.
(b) The designated institution shall improve the quality and accessibility of care for victims of child sex trafficking by:
(1) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or contract for inpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
(2) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or contract for outpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
(3) creating opportunities for research and workforce expansion related to treatment of victims of child sex trafficking; and
(4) assisting other health-related institutions of higher education in this state to establish similar programs.
(c) The commission shall solicit and review applications from health-related institutions of higher education before designating an institution under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 20), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 1, 2019.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.50.htm
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