82R3860 SJM-F
By: Gallego H.B. No. 1989
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the minimum standards for the certifications of sexual
assault training programs and sexual assault nurse examiners and
for certification renewal by those entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 420.003(6), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(6) "Sexual assault nurse examiner" means a registered
nurse who has completed a service-approved examiner training course
and who is certified according to minimum standards prescribed by
attorney general rule.
SECTION 2. Sections 420.011(b) and (c), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(b) The attorney general shall adopt rules establishing
minimum standards for the certification of a sexual assault
training program and the renewal of that certification by the
program. The certification is valid for two years from the date of
issuance. The attorney general shall also adopt rules establishing
minimum standards for the suspension, decertification, or
probation of a training program that violates this chapter.
(c) The attorney general shall adopt rules establishing
minimum standards for the certification of a sexual assault nurse
examiner and the renewal of that certification by the nurse
examiner, including standards for examiner training courses and for
the interstate reciprocity of sexual assault nurse examiners. The
certification is valid for two years from the date of issuance. The
attorney general shall also adopt rules establishing minimum
standards for the suspension, decertification, or probation of a
sexual assault nurse examiner who violates this chapter.
SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2011, the attorney
general shall adopt the rules required by Sections 420.011(b) and
(c), Government Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.