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.