Texas § 254.161 HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED.

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§ 254.161 — HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED.

Texas § 254.161

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 254.161 (2026).

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Sec. 254.161. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED.

(a)A freestanding emergency medical care facility shall display a sign, at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size, written in at least a 16-point font and in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that includes:

(1)the following statements:

(A)"All health care practitioners and first responders are required to receive human trafficking prevention training."; and

(B)"A freestanding emergency medical care facility employee may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for reporting in good faith a suspected act of human trafficking.";

(2)information on recognizing and reporting human trafficking and a list of human trafficking indicators;

(3)a phone number the attorney general designates for reporting

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Sec. 254.161. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED. (a) A freestanding emergency medical care facility shall display a sign, at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size, written in at least a 16-point font and in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that includes:
(1) the following statements:
(A) "All health care practitioners and first responders are required to receive human trafficking prevention training."; and
(B) "A freestanding emergency medical care facility employee may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for reporting in good faith a suspected act of human trafficking.";
(2) information on recognizing and reporting human trafficking and a list of human trafficking indicators;
(3) a phone number the attorney general designates for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking; and
(4) contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.
(b) The sign described by Subsection (a) must be posted:
(1) in a location easily visible to all facility employees; and
(2) separately in English, Spanish, and any other primary language spoken by 10 percent or more of the facility's employees.