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  89R3036 KKR-F     By: Howard H.B. No. 1531       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace   violence prevention requirements.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 331.001(3), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (3)  "Facility" means:                      (A)  a home and community support services agency   licensed or licensed and certified under Chapter 142 [ to provide   home health services as defined by Section 142.001 ] that employs at   least two registered nurses;                      (B)  a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 and a   hospital maintained or operated by an agency of this state that is   exempt from licensing under that chapter;                      (C)  a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242   that employs at least two registered nurses;                      (D)  an ambulatory surgical center licensed under   Chapter 243;                      (E)  a freestanding emergency medical care   facility as defined by Section 254.001; and                      (F)  a mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577.          SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2026, a home and   community support services agency that becomes subject to Chapter   331, Health and Safety Code, under Section 331.001, Health and   Safety Code, as amended by this Act, shall comply with the   requirements of that chapter.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.