88(4) SB 19 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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 662.0815 to read as follows: |
 
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             Sec.  662.0815.    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 on the 91st day after the |
 
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last day of the legislative session. |