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| 1 | 1 | 89R913 RDS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Johnson S.B. No. 644 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice | |
| 10 | 10 | and Palliative Care Day. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 662.0815 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 662.0815. HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE DAY. (a) The | |
| 15 | 15 | second Saturday in October is Hospice and Palliative Care Day to | |
| 16 | 16 | bring awareness to the role of hospice and palliative care in | |
| 17 | 17 | optimizing the quality of life for seriously ill patients and their | |
| 18 | 18 | families. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) Hospice and Palliative Care Day may be regularly | |
| 20 | 20 | observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |