By Capelo H.B. No. 2650 77R7166 MXM-D 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 in a two-year 1-10 licensing period. 1-11 (b) The board shall recognize, prepare, or administer a 1-12 hepatitis C training component for use in continuing education for 1-13 license holders. 1-14 (c) The training component must provide information 1-15 relating to the prevention, assessment, and treatment of hepatitis 1-16 C. 1-17 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to 1-18 continuing education offered on or after the effective date of this 1-19 Act. Continuing education offered before the effective date of 1-20 this Act is governed by the law in effect on the day the continuing 1-21 education was offered, and that law is continued in effect for that 1-22 purpose. 1-23 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-24 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-1 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-2 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-3 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.