Relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms.

HB 5392 requires Texas hospitals with emergency rooms located near vehicular traffic to install crash-rated safety barriers (like bollards) adjacent to those ER entrances. This applies to all hospitals licensed under Chapter 241 of the Health and Safety Code. The law mandates barriers designed to prevent vehicles from crashing into emergency rooms, with implementation rules to be adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission by December 1, 2025. Hospitals must comply with the requirement by January 1, 2026, and the bill takes effect September 1, 2025.