| 1 | 1 | | By: Sheffield H.B. No. 3574 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to employment policies for certain health care providers |
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| 7 | 7 | | in medical and dental units. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 51.977, Education Code, is amended to |
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| 10 | 10 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 51.977. EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FOR NURSES AND ADVANCED |
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| 12 | 12 | | PRACITCE PROVIDERS IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNITS. (a) The president |
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| 13 | 13 | | of a medical and dental unit, as defined by Section 61.003, shall |
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| 14 | 14 | | determine whether a nurse, physician assistant, or pharmacist |
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| 15 | 15 | | employed by the unit for patient care or clinical activities is a |
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| 16 | 16 | | full-time employee for purposes of: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) Employees group benefits under Chapter 1551 or |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1601, Insurance Code; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) leave under Chapter 661 or 662, Government Code; |
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| 20 | 20 | | and |
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| 21 | 21 | | (3) longevity pay under Section 659.043, Government |
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| 22 | 22 | | Code. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (b) A determination under Subsection (a) does not entitle an |
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| 24 | 24 | | individual employed in a position listed in that subsection [a |
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| 25 | 25 | | nurse] who works less than 40 hours a week to the full state |
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| 26 | 26 | | contribution to the cost of any coverage or benefits. However, from |
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| 27 | 27 | | money other than money appropriated from the general revenue fund, |
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| 28 | 28 | | the employing medical and dental unit may contribute to that cost |
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| 29 | 29 | | amounts in excess of the state contribution. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 31 | 31 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 32 | 32 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 33 | 33 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 34 | 34 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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