86R1553 KKR-D
 
  By: Nelson S.B. No. 238
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to registration and safety requirements for flotation tank
  facilities; authorizing a fee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle A, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Chapter 769 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 769. FLOTATION TANK FACILITIES
         Sec. 769.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission of
  Licensing and Regulation.
               (2)  "Department" means the Texas Department of
  Licensing and Regulation.
               (3)  "Flotation tank" means a lightless, soundproof
  tank filled with salt water maintained at or near body temperature
  in which an individual floats without tactile, auditory, or visual
  cues. The term includes an isolation tank and a sensory deprivation
  tank.
               (4)  "Flotation tank facility" means a business that
  provides flotation tank services to the public for a fee.
         Sec. 769.002.  CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION REQUIRED. A
  person may not operate a flotation tank facility unless the person
  holds a certificate of registration issued by the department under
  this chapter.
         Sec. 769.003.  TERM. A flotation tank facility certificate
  of registration expires on the first anniversary of the date of
  issuance.
         Sec. 769.004.  CERTIFICATE POSTING. A person who holds a
  certificate of registration for a flotation tank facility shall
  post the certificate in a conspicuous place at each location
  operated by the certificate holder.
         Sec. 769.005.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. A
  person who holds a certificate of registration issued for a
  facility under Chapter 702, Occupations Code, is exempt from the
  registration requirement under this chapter for that facility.
         Sec. 769.006.  CHANGE OF INFORMATION. If the information
  provided in an application for a certificate of registration
  changes, the certificate holder shall amend the application not
  later than the 90th day after the date the change occurs.
         Sec. 769.007.  FIRST AID AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
  CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. (a) A person that holds a flotation tank
  facility certificate of registration shall ensure that each
  employee of the facility holds a current certification in first aid
  and cardiopulmonary resuscitation issued by the American Red Cross,
  the American Heart Association, or another organization that
  provides equivalent training and certification.
         (b)  A person that operates a flotation tank facility shall
  submit to the department with each initial or renewal application
  for a certificate of registration satisfactory evidence of
  compliance with this section.
         Sec. 769.008.  RULES; FEES. (a) The commission shall adopt
  rules to implement this chapter and protect the public health,
  including rules on:
               (1)  the form and manner for applying for or renewing a
  flotation tank facility certificate of registration;
               (2)  standards for flotation tanks and flotation tank
  facilities;
               (3)  the manner of filing complaints; and
               (4)  any inspections the commission considers
  necessary.
         (b)  The department may charge an applicant for the issuance
  or renewal of a flotation tank facility certificate of registration
  a reasonable fee to cover the cost of issuance or renewal of the
  certificate.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas
  Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules required
  by Section 769.008, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
  The commission may adopt the initial rules in the manner provided by
  law for emergency rules.
         SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding Chapter 769, Health and Safety
  Code, as added by this Act, a person is not required to comply with
  that chapter until January 1, 2020.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.