85R15345 AJZ-D
By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 3873
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the removal of certain persons from the employee
misconduct registry.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 253.010, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 253.010. REMOVAL FROM REGISTRY. (a) The Health and
Human Services Commission [department] may remove a person from the
employee misconduct registry if, after receiving a written request
from the person, the commission [department] determines that the
person does not meet the requirements for inclusion in the employee
misconduct registry.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a
procedure for the Health and Human Services Commission to remove a
person from the employee misconduct registry if, after receiving a
written request from the person, the commission determines the
person:
(1) does not qualify for removal under Subsection (a);
(2) has been included in the employee misconduct
registry for at least six months; and
(3) no longer poses a risk of committing reportable
conduct.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.