Bill Text: TX HB2552 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to required suicide prevention training for certain health care practitioners.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-13 - Referred to Public Health [HB2552 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB2552-Introduced.html
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| By: Thierry | H.B. No. 2552 | |
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| relating to required suicide prevention training for certain health | ||
| care practitioners. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 531.0412 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 531.0412. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING COURSES. (a) | ||
| The commission, in consultation with the state agency responsible | ||
| for licensing and regulating the applicable profession, shall | ||
| approve suicide prevention training courses for purposes of | ||
| Sections 156.061, 201.357, 204.159, 301.309, 453.256, 454.256, | ||
| 504.207, and 507.260, Occupations Code. | ||
| (b) A course approved under Subsection (a): | ||
| (1) must include training in suicide screening and | ||
| referral; and | ||
| (2) may include, as applicable, training in: | ||
| (A) suicide assessment, other than screening and | ||
| referral; | ||
| (B) suicide treatment; and | ||
| (C) suicide management. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 156, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 156.061 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 156.061. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. (a) Each | ||
| person licensed to practice medicine in this state shall complete | ||
| one hour of suicide prevention training approved by the Health and | ||
| Human Services Commission under Section 531.0412, Government Code. | ||
| (b) The board may not renew the registration permit of a | ||
| license holder who does not complete the training required by this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 3. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 201.357 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 201.357. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. (a) A license | ||
| holder shall complete one hour of suicide prevention training | ||
| approved by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section | ||
| 531.0412, Government Code. | ||
| (b) The board may not renew the license of a license holder | ||
| who has not completed the training required by this section. | ||
| SECTION 4. Subchapter D, Chapter 204, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 204.159 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 204.159. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. (a) A license | ||
| holder shall complete one hour of suicide prevention training | ||
| approved by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section | ||
| 531.0412, Government Code. | ||
| (b) The physician assistant board may not renew the license | ||
| of a license holder who has not completed the training required by | ||
| this section. | ||
| SECTION 5. Subchapter G, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 301.309 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 301.309. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. (a) A license | ||
| holder shall complete one hour of suicide prevention training | ||
| approved by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section | ||
| 531.0412, Government Code. | ||
| (b) The board may not renew the license of a license holder | ||
| who has not completed the training required by this section. | ||
| SECTION 6. Subchapter F, Chapter 453, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 453.256 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 453.256. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. (a) A license | ||
| holder shall complete one hour of suicide prevention training | ||
| approved by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section | ||
| 531.0412, Government Code. | ||
| (b) The board may not renew the license of a license holder | ||
| who has not completed the training required by this section. | ||
| SECTION 7. Subchapter F, Chapter 454, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 454.256 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 454.256. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. (a) A license | ||
| holder shall complete six hours of suicide prevention training | ||
| approved by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section | ||
| 531.0412, Government Code, in the six years preceding the date the | ||
| license holder applies for renewal. | ||
| (b) The board may not renew the license of a license holder | ||
| who does not complete the training required by this section. | ||
| (c) A license holder may complete the training required by | ||
| this section: | ||
| (1) as part of the continuing education program under | ||
| Section 454.254; and | ||
| (2) in more than one training session. | ||
| SECTION 8. Section 504.202, Occupations Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 504.202. NOTICE OF LICENSE EXPIRATION AND REQUIREMENTS | ||
| TO RENEW. Not later than the 31st day before the expiration date of | ||
| a person's license, the department shall send to the license holder | ||
| at the license holder's last known address according to department | ||
| records written notice of: | ||
| (1) the impending license expiration; | ||
| (2) the amount of the renewal fee; [ |
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| (3) any continuing education required to renew the | ||
| license; and | ||
| (4) the suicide prevention training required to renew | ||
| the license, if applicable. | ||
| SECTION 9. Subchapter E, Chapter 504, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 504.207 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 504.207. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. (a) A license | ||
| holder shall complete six hours of suicide prevention training | ||
| approved by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section | ||
| 531.0412, Government Code, in the six years preceding the date the | ||
| license holder applies for renewal. | ||
| (b) The department may not renew the license of a license | ||
| holder who does not complete the training required by this section. | ||
| (c) A license holder may complete the training required by | ||
| this section: | ||
| (1) as part of the continuing education program under | ||
| Section 504.205; and | ||
| (2) in more than one training session. | ||
| SECTION 10. Subchapter F, Chapter 507, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 507.260 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 507.260. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. (a) A license | ||
| holder shall complete six hours of suicide prevention training | ||
| approved by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section | ||
| 531.0412, Government Code, in the six years preceding the date the | ||
| license holder applies for renewal. | ||
| (b) The executive council may not renew the license of a | ||
| license holder who does not complete the training required by this | ||
| section. | ||
| (c) A license holder may complete the training required by | ||
| this section: | ||
| (1) as part of any continuing education required by | ||
| the executive council under Section 507.157; and | ||
| (2) in more than one training session. | ||
| SECTION 11. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Health and | ||
| Human Services Commission shall approve suicide prevention | ||
| training courses as required by Section 531.0412, Government Code, | ||
| as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 12. The changes in law made by this Act apply only | ||
| to the renewal of a license or registration permit on or after | ||
| January 1, 2025. | ||
| SECTION 13. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
