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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sales and use taxation of certain cleaning services |
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in a licensed health care facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 151.0048, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-3) to read as follows: |
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(b-3) "Real property service" does not include the |
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environmental cleaning, disinfection, sanitation, and |
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sterilization of patient care rooms and associated equipment, |
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hallways, and diagnostic or treatment areas where patients or |
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visitors are granted access in a licensed health care facility. |
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This subsection does not apply to cleaning in administrative |
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offices, shops, or cafeterias inside the facility. For purposes of |
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this subsection, "environmental cleaning, disinfection, |
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sanitation, and sterilization" means the processes and preferred |
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methods implemented by a specialized service provider for cleaning, |
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disinfection, sanitation, and sterilization that are recommended |
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by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and |
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approved by the health care facility's infection control program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act is a clarification of existing law and |
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does not imply that existing law may be construed as inconsistent |
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with the law as amended 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, 2015. |