Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 161.083. SALE OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 30 YEARS OF AGE. (a) A person may not sell, give, or cause to be sold or given a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product to someone who is younger than 30 years of age unless the person…

Sec. 161.084. WARNING NOTICE. (a) Each person who sells cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products at retail or by vending machine shall post a sign in a location that is conspicuous to all employees and customers and that is close to the place at which the cigarettes, e-cigar…

Sec. 161.085. NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS. (a) Each retailer shall notify each individual employed by that retailer who is to be engaged in retail sales of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products that state law: (1) prohibits the sale or distribution of cigarettes,…

Sec. 161.086. VENDOR ASSISTED SALES REQUIRED; VENDING MACHINES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a retailer or other person may not: (1) offer cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products for sale in a manner that permits a customer direct access to the cigarettes, e-ci…

Sec. 161.087. DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (a) A person may not distribute: (1) a free sample of a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product; or (2) a coupon or other item that the recipient may use to receive a free cigarette, e-cigarette, or t…

Sec. 161.0875. SALE OF E-CIGARETTE NICOTINE CONTAINERS. (a) A person may not sell or cause to be sold a container that contains liquid with nicotine and that is an accessory for an e-cigarette unless: (1) the container satisfies the child-resistant effectiveness standards under 1…

Sec. 161.0876. PROHIBITED E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS. (a) For purposes of this section, "e-cigarette product" means a consumable liquid solution or other material aerosolized or vaporized during the use of an electronic cigarette or other device described by Section 161.081(1-a), regar…

Sec. 161.088. ENFORCEMENT; UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. (a) The comptroller shall enforce this subchapter in partnership with local law enforcement agencies and with their cooperation and shall ensure the state's compliance with Section 1926 of the federal Public Health Service Act (…

Sec. 161.089. PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAW. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter does not preempt a local regulation of the sale, distribution, or use of cigarettes or tobacco products or affect the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an ordin…

Sec. 161.090. REPORTS OF VIOLATION. A local or state law enforcement agency or other governmental unit shall notify the comptroller, on the 10th day of each month, or the first working day after that date, of any violation of this subchapter that occurred in the preceding month t…

Sec. 161.0901. DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST CIGARETTE, E-CIGARETTE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT RETAILERS. (a) A retailer is subject to disciplinary action as provided by this section if an agent or employee of the retailer commits an offense under this subchapter. (b) If the comptroller …

Sec. 161.0902. E-CIGARETTE REPORT. (a) Not later than January 5th of each odd-numbered year, the department shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives on the status of the use of e-cigarettes in this state. (b) The report must i…

Sec. 161.0903. USE OF CERTAIN REVENUE. Revenue from fees collected under Section 161.123 and from the sale of permits under Chapter 147 of this code, retailer permits under Chapter 154, Tax Code, and retailer permits under Chapter 155, Tax Code, shall be deposited in the general …

Sec. 161.101. TESTS FOR EXPOSURE TO LEAD. (a) At the request of an attending physician, the department shall conduct tests for lead poisoning if the physician suspects that a person has been exposed to lead and that the person may have been harmed by that exposure. (b) The depart…

Sec. 161.121. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Church" means a facility that is owned by a religious organization and that is used primarily for religious services. (2) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.001, Tax Code. (2-a) "E-cigarette" has the meaning ass…

Sec. 161.122. PROHIBITION RELATING TO CERTAIN SIGNS; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Except as provided by this section, a sign containing an advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products may not be located closer than 1,000 feet to a church or school. (b) The measurement of th…

Sec. 161.123. ADVERTISING FEE. (a) A purchaser of advertising is liable for and shall remit to the comptroller a fee that is 10 percent of the gross sales price of any outdoor advertising of cigarettes and tobacco products in this state. (b) The comptroller shall collect the fee …

Sec. 161.124. PROHIBITED IMAGES AND SIGNAGE; CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) In this section, "e-cigarette" and "retailer" have the meanings assigned by Section 161.081. (b) A retailer commits an offense if the retailer uses in any manner related to the retailer's marketing, advertising, o…

Sec. 161.125. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The comptroller by order may impose an administrative penalty against a purchaser of advertising required to comply with Section 161.123 who violates that section or a rule or order adopted under that section. (b) The penalty for a violat…

Sec. 161.131. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Abuse" has the meaning assigned by the federal Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. Section 10801 et seq.). (2) "Comprehensive medical rehabilitation" means the provision of rehabilitation s…

Sec. 161.132. REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT OR OF ILLEGAL, UNPROFESSIONAL, OR UNETHICAL CONDUCT. (a) A person, including an employee, volunteer, or other person associated with an inpatient mental health facility, a treatment facility, or a hospital that provides comprehensive med…

Sec. 161.133. INSERVICE TRAINING. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require each inpatient mental health facility, treatment facility, or hospital that provides comprehensive medical rehabilitation services to annually provide as a condition of continued licensure a mi…

Sec. 161.134. RETALIATION AGAINST EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED. (a) A hospital, mental health facility, or treatment facility may not suspend or terminate the employment of or discipline or otherwise discriminate against an employee for reporting to the employee's supervisor, an administ…

Sec. 161.135. RETALIATION AGAINST NONEMPLOYEES PROHIBITED. (a) A hospital, mental health facility, or treatment facility may not retaliate against a person who is not an employee for reporting a violation of law, including a violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under this ch…

Sec. 161.136. BROCHURE RELATING TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. (a) A state health care regulatory agency by rule may require a mental health services provider licensed by that agency to provide a standardized written brochure, in wording a patient can understand, that summarizes the law…

Sec. 161.137. PENALTIES. In addition to the penalties prescribed by this subchapter, a violation of a provision of this subchapter by an individual or facility that is licensed by a state health care regulatory agency is subject to the same consequence as a violation of the licen…

Sec. 161.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "health care provider" means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to provide or render health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. Added by Acts 1995, 7…

Sec. 161.202. FEES. (a) A health care provider or health care facility may not charge a fee for a medical or mental health record requested by a patient or former patient, or by an attorney or other authorized representative of the patient or former patient, for use in supporting…

Sec. 161.203. DISTRIBUTION OF RECORDS. A health care provider or health care facility shall provide to the requestor a medical or mental health record requested under Section 161.202 not later than the 30th day after the date on which the provider or facility receives the request…

Sec. 161.204. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. This subchapter controls over Section 611.0045 of this code and Section 159.006, Occupations Code, and any other provision that authorizes the charging of a fee for providing medical or mental health records. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., …

Sec. 161.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.001, Tax Code. (1-a) "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.081. (1-b) "Minor" means a person under 21 years of age. (2) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigne…

Sec. 161.252. POSSESSION, PURCHASE, CONSUMPTION, OR RECEIPT OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS PROHIBITED. (a) An individual who is younger than 21 years of age commits an offense if the individual: (1) possesses, purchases, consumes, or accepts a cigarett…

Sec. 161.253. E-CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO AWARENESS PROGRAM; COMMUNITY SERVICE. (a) On conviction of an individual for an offense under Section 161.252, the court shall suspend execution of sentence and shall require the defendant to attend an e-cigarette and tobacco awareness progra…

Sec. 161.255. EXPUNGEMENT OF CONVICTION. (a) An individual convicted of an offense under Section 161.252 may apply to the court to have the conviction expunged on or after the individual's 21st birthday. The court shall order the conviction and any complaint, verdict, sentence, o…

Sec. 161.256. JURISDICTION OF COURTS. A justice court or municipal court may exercise jurisdiction over any matter in which a court under this subchapter may impose a requirement that a defendant attend an e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program or perform e-cigarette- and toba…

Sec. 161.257. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Title 3, Family Code, does not apply to a proceeding under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 3.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. SUBCHAPTER O. PREVENTION OF TOBACCO AND E-CIGARETTE USE BY MINORS

Sec. 161.301. TOBACCO AND E-CIGARETTE USE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. (a) The department shall develop and implement a public awareness campaign designed to reduce the use by minors in this state of tobacco and e-cigarettes as defined by Section 161.081. The campaign may use adver…

Sec. 161.302. GRANT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH GROUPS. (a) The entity administering Section 161.301 shall also develop and implement a grant program to support youth groups that include as a part of the group's program components related to reduction of use by the group's members of tobac…

Sec. 161.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.001, Tax Code. (2) "Manufacturer" has the meanings assigned by Sections 154.001 and 155.001, Tax Code. (3) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001, Tax Cod…

Sec. 161.352. REPORT TO DEPARTMENT. (a) Each manufacturer shall file with the department an annual report for each cigarette or tobacco product distributed in this state, stating the identity of each ingredient in the cigarette or tobacco product, listed in descending order accor…

Sec. 161.354. PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d), information included in a report filed under this subchapter is public information and is not confidential unless it is determined to be confidential under this section. (b) The department …

Sec. 161.355. INJUNCTION. (a) A district court, on petition of the department and on a finding by the court that a manufacturer has failed to file the report required by Section 161.352, may by injunction: (1) prohibit the sale or distribution in this state of a cigarette or toba…

Sec. 161.356. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW. A person is considered to have complied with this subchapter if the person complies with Subchapter IX of 21 U.S.C. Chapter 9 and rules adopted under that subchapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 28, eff. …

Sec. 161.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Asbestos" means the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite. (2) "Contractor" means a person who constructs, repairs, or maintains a public building as an independent c…

Sec. 161.402. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET REQUIRED; ASBESTOS INSTALLATION OR REINSTALLATION PROHIBITED. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules designating the materials or replacement parts for which a person must obtain a material safety data sheet before installing the mat…

Sec. 161.403. INJUNCTION. (a) The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney, in the name of the state, may bring an action for an injunction or other process against a contractor who is violating or threatening to violate this subchapter. The action may be b…