H.B. No. 3296
AN ACT
relating to persons required to establish nursing peer review
committees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 303.0015(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A person shall establish a nursing peer review committee
to conduct nursing peer review under this chapter and Chapter 301:
(1) for vocational nurses, if the person regularly
employs, hires, or contracts for the services of eight [10] or more
nurses; and
(2) for professional nurses, if the person regularly
employs, hires, or contracts for the services of eight [10] or more
nurses, at least four [five] of whom are registered nurses.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3296 was passed by the House on May
11, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3296 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor