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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 258.003 — PROHIBITION OF MANDATORY OVERTIME

HS § 258.003Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 258. MANDATORY OVERTIME FOR NURSES PROHIBITED

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(a)A hospital may not require a nurse to work mandatory overtime, and a nurse may refuse to work mandatory overtime.
(b)This section does not prohibit a nurse from volunteering to work overtime.
(c)A hospital may not use on-call time as a substitute for mandatory overtime.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 258.003 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.