Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0003
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0003, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 50.0003. DESIGNATION OF INSTITUTION; OPERATION OF PROGRAM.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall designate a health-related institution of higher education to operate the program.
(b) The designated institution shall improve the quality and accessibility of care for victims of child sex trafficking by:
(1) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or contract for inpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
(2) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or contract for outpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
(3) creating opportunities for research and workforce expansion related to treatment of victims of child sex trafficking; and
(4) assisting other health-related institutions of higher education in this state to establish similar programs.
(c) The commission shall solicit and review applications from health-related institutions of higher education before designating an institution under this section.
(b) The designated institution shall improve the quality and accessibility of care for victims of child sex trafficking by:
(1) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or contract for inpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
(2) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or contract for outpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
(3) creating opportunities for research and workforce expansion related to treatment of victims of child sex trafficking; and
(4) assisting other health-related institutions of higher education in this state to establish similar programs.
(c) The commission shall solicit and review applications from health-related institutions of higher education before designating an institution under this section.
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