Bill Text: TX HB1858 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements for certain food service workers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-11 - Referred to Public Health [HB1858 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1858-Introduced.html
84R7417 JSC-D | ||
By: Martinez | H.B. No. 1858 |
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relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification | ||
requirements for certain food service workers. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 438, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subchapter E to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER E. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION FOR | ||
CERTAIN FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES | ||
Sec. 438.051. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only | ||
to a food service establishment at which space for eating is | ||
designed or designated. | ||
Sec. 438.052. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION | ||
REQUIRED. (a) A food service establishment described by Section | ||
438.051 shall ensure that all employees of the establishment are | ||
certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. | ||
(b) A food service establishment shall: | ||
(1) provide training for all employees in | ||
cardiopulmonary resuscitation as often as necessary to maintain | ||
employee certification; and | ||
(2) pay employees their regular wage for time spent in | ||
the training. | ||
(c) The instructor of a training course required under this | ||
section must be authorized to provide the instruction by the | ||
American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a similar | ||
nationally recognized association. | ||
(d) A food service establishment that hires an employee who | ||
is not certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall provide | ||
training for that employee not later than the 30th day after the | ||
date of hire. | ||
(e) A food service establishment may not discriminate in | ||
hiring based on whether an applicant is certified in | ||
cardiopulmonary resuscitation. | ||
SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act by adding | ||
Subchapter E, Chapter 438, Health and Safety Code, applies to an | ||
employee who is hired on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
(b) A food service establishment shall provide the training | ||
required by this Act for employees hired before the effective date | ||
of this Act not later than October 1, 2015. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |