77R12421 MXM-D By Capelo H.B. No. 2650 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2650: By Capelo C.S.H.B. No. 2650 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to requiring hepatitis C training for registered nurses. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is 1-5 amended by adding Section 301.304 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 301.304. HEPATITIS C COMPONENT IN CONTINUING EDUCATION. 1-7 (a) As part of any continuing education requirements under Section 1-8 301.303, a license holder shall participate in not less than two 1-9 hours of continuing education relating to hepatitis C. This 1-10 subsection applies only to a license holder who renews a license on 1-11 or after June 1, 2002. 1-12 (b) The board shall recognize, prepare, or administer a 1-13 hepatitis C training component for use in continuing education for 1-14 license holders under Subsection (a). 1-15 (c) The training component must provide information relating 1-16 to the prevention, assessment, and treatment of hepatitis C. 1-17 (d) This section expires June 1, 2004. 1-18 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to 1-19 continuing education offered on or after June 1, 2002. 1-20 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-21 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-22 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-23 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-24 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.