SB463 - Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements.

      S.B. No. 463         AN ACT   relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace   violence prevention requirements.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 331.001(3), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (3)  "Facility" means:                      (A)  a home and community support services agency   licensed or licensed and certified under Chapter 142 [ to provide   home health services as defined by Section 142.001 ] that employs at   least two registered nurses;                      (B)  a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 and a   hospital maintained or operated by an agency of this state that is   exempt from licensing under that chapter;                      (C)  a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242   that employs at least two registered nurses;                      (D)  an ambulatory surgical center licensed under   Chapter 243;                      (E)  a freestanding emergency medical care   facility as defined by Section 254.001; [ and ]                      (F)  a mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577 ;                       (G)     an intermediate care facility for   individuals with an intellectual disability licensed under Chapter   252; and                       (H)     a state supported living center as defined by   Section 531.002 .          SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2026, a home and   community support services agency, intermediate care facility for   individuals with an intellectual disability, or state supported   living center that becomes subject to Chapter 331, Health and   Safety Code, under Section 331.001, Health and Safety Code, as   amended by this Act, shall comply with the requirements of that   chapter.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 463 passed the Senate on   April 24, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 463 passed the House on   May 7, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, two present   not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor