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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a grant program for reducing workplace violence against |
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nurses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 105, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 105.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.011. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM. |
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(a) To the extent funding is available, the nursing resource |
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section established under Section 105.002 shall administer a grant |
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program to fund innovative approaches for reducing verbal and |
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physical violence against nurses in hospitals, freestanding |
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emergency medical care facilities, nursing facilities, and home |
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health agencies. |
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(b) The nursing resource section shall require a grant |
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recipient to submit periodic reports describing the outcome of the |
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activities funded through the grant, including any change in the |
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severity and frequency of verbal and physical violence against |
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nurses. |
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(c) The nursing advisory committee established by Section |
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104.0155 shall serve in an advisory capacity for the grant program. |
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(d) The department shall provide administrative assistance |
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to the nursing resource section in administering the grant program |
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under this section. |
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(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to |
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implement the grant program, including rules governing the |
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submission and approval of grant requests and establishing a |
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reporting procedure for grant recipients. |
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(f) The nursing resource section may use money transferred |
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to the department from the Texas Board of Nursing under Section |
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301.155, Occupations Code, to fund the grants authorized by this |
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section. |
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(g) At least annually, the nursing resource section shall |
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publish a report describing the grants awarded under this section, |
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including the amount of the grant, the purpose of the grant, and the |
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reported outcome of the approach adopted by the grant recipient. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to implement |
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Section 105.011, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |