Texas 86th Legislature (2019) Status: Introduced
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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 86th Legislature (2019). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 3 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 253.003, Health and Safety Code, Section 253.0035, Health and Safety Code, Section 48.404, Human Resources Code.

  • Section 253.003, Health and Safety Code

    (d) If the employee notified of the violation makes a timely request for a hearing on the determination, the commission shall record the reportable conduct in the interim registry under Section 253.0035 in a manner that is consistent with that section.

    amended

  • Section 253.0035, Health and Safety Code

    Sec. 253.0035. INTERIM REGISTRY. (a) The commission shall establish an interim registry of employees against whom a determination or finding of reportable conduct is made and who have made timely requests for hearings on the determinations or findings under Section 253.003 of this code or Section 48.404, Human Resources Code. The information included in the interim registry must include: (1) the employee's name; (2) the employee's address; (3) the employee's social security number; (4) the name of the facility or individual employer of the employee; (5) the address of the facility or individual employer of the employee; (6) the date on which the reportable conduct occurred; and (7) a description of the reportable conduct. (b) The executive commissioner by rule shall require a provider participating in the home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program or the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program to take necessary actions regarding an employee who is included in the interim registry. The actions taken by a provider under this subsection: (1) must be based on the seriousness of the reportable conduct for which the employee is included in the interim registry; and (2) may include: (A) additional monitoring; (B) reassignment; or (C) suspension. (c) The commission immediately shall remove an employee from the interim registry after a final decision on the reportable conduct is made and all rights to appeal the decision have been exhausted. (d) Information contained in the interim registry is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. Confidential information contained in the interim registry may be disclosed to appropriate persons only in accordance with commission rules.

    added

  • Section 48.404, Human Resources Code

    (d) If the employee notified of the violation makes a timely request for a hearing on the finding, the commission shall record the reportable conduct in the interim registry under Section 253.0035, Health and Safety Code, in a manner that is consistent with that section.

    amended

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