{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.407","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 301.407","heading":"DUTY OF STATE AGENCY TO REPORT.","body":"(a) This section applies only to a state agency that:\n(1) licenses, registers, or certifies:\n(A) a hospital;\n(B) a nursing home;\n(C) a health science center;\n(D) a home health agency; or\n(E) another health care facility or agency; or\n(2) surveys a facility or agency listed in Subdivision (1) regarding the quality of nursing care provided by the facility or agency.\n(b) Unless expressly prohibited by state or federal law, a state agency that has reason to believe that a nurse has engaged in conduct subject to reporting shall report the nurse in writing to the board or to a nursing peer review committee under Chapter 303.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 1.035, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (S.B. 993), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE E. REGULATION OF NURSING","CHAPTER 301. NURSES","SUBCHAPTER I. REPORTING VIOLATIONS AND PATIENT CARE CONCERNS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.301.htm#301.407","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"b119c9ffa0ca01e128af1cd794667344ff4aec4de3039576e1dc2ac3725d163f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.406","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.408"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}