Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 552.204
Revocation of Essential Caregiver Designation

(a)

A state hospital may revoke an individual’s designation as an essential caregiver if the individual violates the hospital’s policies, procedures, or safety protocols established under Section 552.203 (Essential Caregiver Policies, Procedures, and Safety Protocols).

(b)

If a state hospital revokes an individual’s designation as an essential caregiver under this section, the patient, patient’s guardian, or patient’s legally authorized representative or, for a minor patient, the patient’s parent, guardian, or managing conservator, has the right to immediately designate another individual as the patient’s essential caregiver.

(c)

The commission by rule shall establish an appeals process to evaluate the revocation of an individual’s designation as an essential caregiver under this section.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (S.B. 52), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 552.204 — Revocation of Essential Caregiver Designation, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­552.­htm#552.­204 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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§ 552.204’s source at texas​.gov