The refusal by a nurse to work mandatory overtime as authorized by Chapter 258, Health and Safety Code, does not constitute patient abandonment or neglect.
Tex. Occ. Code § 301.356
REFUSAL OF MANDATORY OVERTIME
Known as the Nursing Practice Act
The act spans §§ 301–301 (162 sections).
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 2, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.