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TX HB2187
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Donna Howard
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AI Summary
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Hospitals are prohibited from retaliating against nurses who provide information to nurse staffing committees, report violations to hospital management, or file complaints with the Health and Human Services Commission
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Chief nursing officers must attest to the accuracy of hospital staffing information reported to the Department of State Health Services, which must then share this data with the Health and Human Services Commission
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The Health and Human Services Commission must establish a complaint resolution process for staffing and mandatory overtime violations, including procedures for written or verbal complaints, established response timelines, and written notice of decisions to complainants
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Protections against retaliation are expanded to cover nurses who refuse mandatory overtime or report mandatory overtime violations to hospital management or the commission
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All complaint and investigation materials are confidential and not subject to disclosure; the executive commissioner must adopt implementing rules by December 31, 2025, with the act taking effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to hospital staffing report and complaint processes and to retaliation and mandatory overtime protections for nurses.
STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/25
6/20/2025