85R15345 AJZ-D     By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 3873       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the removal of certain persons from the employee   misconduct registry.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 253.010, Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 253.010.  REMOVAL FROM REGISTRY. (a)  The Health and   Human Services Commission [department] may remove a person from the   employee misconduct registry if, after receiving a written request   from the person, the commission [department] determines that the   person does not meet the requirements for inclusion in the employee   misconduct registry.          (b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a   procedure for the Health and Human Services Commission to remove a   person from the employee misconduct registry if, after receiving a   written request from the person, the commission determines the   person:                (1)  does not qualify for removal under Subsection (a);                (2)  has been included in the employee misconduct   registry for at least six months; and                (3)  no longer poses a risk of committing reportable   conduct.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.