Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.011
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§ 241.011. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) An emergency department of a hospital shall display a sign, at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size, written in at least a 16-point font and in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that includes:
(1) the following statements:
(A) "All health care practitioners and first responders are required to receive human trafficking prevention training."; and
(B) "A hospital employee may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for reporting in good faith a suspected act of human trafficking.";
(2) information on recognizing and reporting human trafficking and a list of human trafficking indicators;
(3) a phone number the attorney general designates for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking; and
(4) contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.
(b) The sign described by Subsection (a) must be posted:
(1) in a location easily visible to all hospital employees; and
(2) separately in English, Spanish, and any other primary language spoken by 10 percent or more of the hospital's employees.
(1) the following statements:
(A) "All health care practitioners and first responders are required to receive human trafficking prevention training."; and
(B) "A hospital employee may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for reporting in good faith a suspected act of human trafficking.";
(2) information on recognizing and reporting human trafficking and a list of human trafficking indicators;
(3) a phone number the attorney general designates for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking; and
(4) contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.
(b) The sign described by Subsection (a) must be posted:
(1) in a location easily visible to all hospital employees; and
(2) separately in English, Spanish, and any other primary language spoken by 10 percent or more of the hospital's employees.
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