tx-June262026-37: 26 TAC §370.1 (Amendment) — Human Trafficking Resource Center
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The executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) proposes an amendment to §370.1, concerning Human Trafficking Prevention Training Requirements. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The proposal is necessary to comply with House Bill (HB) 742, HB 754, and HB 1778, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, which requires HHSC to include medical assistants, first responders, and tattoo or body piercing studio employees, to the list of professions required to take HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention training. HB 742 and HB 754 amended Texas Health and Safety Code (HSC) Chapter 763 to require human trafficking prevention training for first responders and medical assistants, respectively. HB 1778 added HSC §146.0075 to require each employee of a tattoo studio or body piercing studio to complete human trafficking prevention training. SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY The proposed amendment to §370.1(a) includes minor grammatical revisions, subsection (b) consolidation, and plain language revisions. The proposed amendment to §370.1(c) includes plain language revisions. Proposed new §370.1(c) adds human trafficking prevention training requirements for medical...
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