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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to rules for restraint and seclusion procedures at certain |
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facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 322.052, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The rules must require that a registered nurse who is |
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trained to assess medical and psychiatric stability with |
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demonstrated competence as required by rule conduct a face-to-face |
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evaluation of a facility resident not later than one hour after the |
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time the use of restraint and seclusion is initiated with respect to |
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the resident. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2014, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt rules as required by Section 322.052(b-1), Health and Safety |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |