{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-257.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 257.002","heading":"LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.","body":"(a) The legislature finds that:\n(1) research supports a conclusion that adequate nurse staffing is directly related to positive patient outcomes and nurse satisfaction with the practice environment;\n(2) nurse satisfaction with the practice environment is in large measure determined by providing an adequate level of nurse staffing based on research findings and patient intensity;\n(3) nurse satisfaction and patient safety can be adversely affected when nurses work excessive hours; and\n(4) hospitals and nurses share a mutual interest in patient safety initiatives that create a healthy environment for nurses and appropriate care for patients.\n(b) In order to protect patients, support greater retention of registered nurses, and promote adequate nurse staffing, the legislature intends to establish a mechanism whereby nurses and hospital management shall participate in a joint process regarding decisions about nurse staffing.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 257. NURSE STAFFING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.257.htm#257.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"2eadf08920772ee3dde694b0d345af67c09f3b34bfd1a1d221c318273fd13ea7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-257.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-257.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}