Discrimination and Retaliation Prohibited

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.162, under Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.162

Sec. 254.162. DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION PROHIBITED. A freestanding emergency medical care facility may not discipline, retaliate against, or otherwise discriminate against a facility employee who in good faith reports a suspected act of human trafficking to the facility, a law enforcement agency, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, the attorney general, or any other appropriate authority. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 375 (H.B. 742), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER E. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES