SB 463

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
(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
(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
(E)  a freestanding emergency medical care
facility as defined by Section 254.001; and
(F)  a mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577.
SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2026, a home and
community support services agency 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
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.