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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 254.162 — DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION PROHIBITED

HS § 254.162Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 254. FREESTANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES · Art. D. REGULATION OF FACILITIES

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A freestanding emergency medical care facility may not discipline, retaliate against, or otherwise discriminate against a facility employee who in good faith reports a suspected act of human trafficking to the facility, a law enforcement agency, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, the attorney general, or any other appropriate authority.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 375 (H.B. 742), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 254.162 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.