Amend CSSB 295 as follows:

(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill (Committee printing page 1, lines 14 and 15), strike the recital and substitute the following:

SECTION 1. Section 22.01, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:

(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in Section 22.01, Penal Code (Committee printing page 1, between lines 52 and 53), add Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:

(b-2) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (b)(6) that:

(1) the actor is a patient; and

(2) the emergency room personnel has not received training in de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques to facilitate interaction with patients, including patients with mental impairments, that meets minimum standards established by the Department of State Health Services.

(3) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Subdivision (4), Subsection (e), Section 22.01, Penal Code (Committee printing page 2, lines 12-15), following "emergency situations" strike ", and has received training in de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques to facilitate interaction with patients and the public, including those with mental impairments"