Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 50.0003
Designation of Institution; Operation of Program

(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.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 20), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 50.0003 — Designation of Institution; Operation of Program, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­50.­htm#50.­0003 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

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