Texas compliance
Texas lone worker compliance
Statute: Health & Safety Code Ch. 331 (SB 240)
Enacted September 1, 2023; mandatory plan adoption and committee implementation September 1, 2024.
Who’s covered
Healthcare facilities, home health agencies, nursing homes, ambulatory surgical centers, and freestanding emergency centers.
Required employer deliverables
- A written facility-specific WVP plan developed by a designated safety committee.
- Annual policy evaluations and mandatory safety training programs.
- Retaliation-free incident reporting systems for staff to report threats or violent events.
Penalties & enforcement
Licensing sanctions, administrative fines, and operating-license suspension. Enforced by Texas HHSC & Department of State Health Services.
What The Sentry does for Texas
One platform, mapped to Texas law — deployable in under an hour, no hardware.
The Sentry provides a multi-facility enterprise dashboard for committee policy distribution, a software SOS app for mobile nursing and home-health staff, retaliation-free incident reporting, and annual training tracking — helping Texas healthcare operators satisfy SB 240 across every facility.
Important. This guide is informational and does not constitute legal advice. Statutes, effective dates, and penalty amounts change — verify current requirements with the Texas state agency and qualified counsel. The Sentry provides tools and documentation to support your compliance program; it does not guarantee compliance or legal outcomes.