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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 or approaches considered to |
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be best practices for reducing verbal and physical violence against |
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nurses in hospitals, freestanding emergency medical care |
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facilities, nursing facilities, and home health agencies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |