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AN ACT
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relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice |
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and Palliative Care Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.081 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.081. HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE DAY. (a) The |
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second Saturday in October is Hospice and Palliative Care Day to |
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bring awareness to the role of hospice and palliative care in |
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optimizing the quality of life for seriously ill patients and their |
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families. |
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(b) Hospice and Palliative Care Day may be regularly |
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observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 485 passed the Senate on |
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April 20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 485 passed the House on |
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May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 9, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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