Bill Text: TX SB339 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to designating October 10 as Supportive Palliative Care Awareness Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-09 - Referred to Administration [SB339 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB339-Introduced.html
87R4345 MWC-D | ||
By: Johnson | S.B. No. 339 |
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relating to designating October 10 as Supportive Palliative Care | ||
Awareness Day. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 662.081 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 662.081. SUPPORTIVE PALLIATIVE CARE AWARENESS DAY. | ||
(a) October 10 is Supportive Palliative Care Awareness Day to raise | ||
awareness about supportive palliative care optimizing the quality | ||
of life for seriously ill patients and their families. | ||
(b) Supportive Palliative Care Awareness Day may be | ||
regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |