Bill Text: TX HB3111 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 3111 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to medical gas and vacuum piping systems testing in certain health facilities and voluntary tester registry.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-29 - Referred to Public Health [HB3111 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB3111-Introduced.html

	85R11952 KKR-D

	By: Paul	H.B. No. 3111



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to medical gas and vacuum piping systems testing in
	certain health facilities and voluntary tester registry.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 222, Health and Safety
	Code, is amended by adding Section 222.0055 to read as follows:
	Sec. 222.0055. TESTING OF MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM PIPING
	SYSTEM. (a) In this section, "health facility" has the meaning
	assigned by Section 221.003.
	(b) The executive commissioner and the Texas State Board of
	Plumbing Examiners shall jointly adopt rules consistent with
	plumbing industry standards related to verification of the
	integrity and content of a medical gas and vacuum piping system
	installed in a health facility.
	SECTION 2. Section 1301.058, Occupations Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 1301.058. TESTING OF MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM PIPING;
	RULES; REGISTRY. (a) A person is not required to be licensed under
	this chapter to verify medical gas and vacuum piping integrity and
	content.
	(b) The board and the executive commissioner of the Health
	and Human Services Commission shall jointly adopt rules consistent
	with plumbing industry standards related to verification of the
	integrity and content of a medical gas and vacuum piping system
	installed in a health facility, as required under Section 222.0055,
	Health and Safety Code.
	(c) The board by rule shall create and maintain a voluntary
	registry of persons who are qualified to verify medical gas and
	vacuum piping integrity and content.
	SECTION 3. (a) Not later than January 1, 2018, the executive
	commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission and the
	Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall jointly adopt rules
	required under Section 222.0055, Health and Safety Code, as added
	by this Act. Rules adopted by the commission that are in effect on
	the effective date of this Act continue in effect until superseded
	by joint rules adopted as required by this Act.
	(b) Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas State Board of
	Plumbing Examiners shall create the voluntary registry required
	under Section 1301.058, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.