(a) Applicants shall be selected for funding on a competitive basis.
(b) An application must meet the requirements of the RFA and be submitted with proper authorization on or before the day and time specified by the RFA to qualify for further consideration.
(c) A taskforce assigned by the Nursing Advisory Committee, defined by Texas Health and Safety Code, §104.0155, will review and evaluate the proposals. Proposals will be scored by the taskforce and the taskforce will make recommendations to the department for grant awards.
(d) Each application shall:
  (1) provide a detailed explanation of the applicant's workplace violence prevention program, including:
    (A) a timeline for development and implementation;
    (B) a description of the population identified to participate in the program;
    (C) a detailed budget; and
    (D) detailed information related to administration and support for the program;
  (2) document how the workplace violence prevention program will achieve the goals of reducing verbal and physical violence against nurses in the applicant's health care facility; and
  (3) propose performance metrics for measuring short-term and long-term outcomes of the program, including a measure of the change in the severity and frequency of verbal and physical violence against nurses.
(e) Priority for selection will be given to applicants that demonstrate an innovative approach to reducing verbal and physical violence against nurses that includes the following:
  (1) evidence supporting the conceptual foundation of the proposed program;
  (2) evidence of institutional commitment to reduce workplace violence against nurses;
  (3) evidence of institutional support of the proposal, such as staff time, access to institutional resources, and/or funds; and
  (4) description of a plan for long-term sustainability of the proposed program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.85 adopted to be effective October 11, 2018, 43 TexReg 6645