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TX Govt Code § 531.854 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter U. Mortality Review for Certain Individuals With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability|Section 531.854. Use and Publication Restrictions; Confidentiality

Sec. 531.854.  USE AND PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  The commission may use or publish information under this subchapter only to advance statewide practices regarding the treatment and care of individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.  A summary of the data in the contracted organization's reports or a statistical compilation of data reports may be released by the commission for general publication if the summary or statistical compilation does not contain any information that would permit the identification of an individual or that is confidential or privileged under this subchapter or other state or federal law.(b)  Information and records acquired by the contracted organization in the exercise of its duties under this subchapter are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552, and may be disclosed only as necessary to carry out the contracted organization's duties.(c)  The identity of a person whose death was reviewed in accordance with this subchapter is confidential and may not be revealed.(d)  The identity of a health care provider or the name of a facility or agency that provided services to or was the residence of a person whose death was reviewed in accordance with this subchapter is confidential and may not be revealed.(e)  Reports, information, statements, memoranda, and other information furnished under this subchapter to the contracted organization and any findings or conclusions resulting from a review by the contracted organization are privileged.(f)  A contracted organization's report of the findings of the independent mortality review conducted under this subchapter and any records developed by the contracted organization relating to the review:(1)  are confidential and privileged;(2)  are not subject to discovery or subpoena; and(3)  may not be introduced into evidence in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding.(g)  A member of the contracted organization's review team may not testify or be required to testify in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding as to observations, factual findings, or conclusions that were made in conducting a review under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 9, eff. June 11, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2673), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.197, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.855 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter U. Mortality Review for Certain Individuals With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability|Section 531.855. Limitation on Liability

Sec. 531.855.  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.  A health care provider or other person is not civilly or criminally liable for furnishing information to the contracted organization or to the commission for use by the contracted organization in accordance with this subchapter unless the person acted in bad faith or knowingly provided false information to the contracted organization or the commission.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 9, eff. June 11, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2673), Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 531.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter V. Health Information Exchange Systems|Section 531.901. Definitions

Sec. 531.901.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Electronic health record" means an electronic record of aggregated health-related information concerning a person that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized health care providers across two or more health care organizations.(2)  "Electronic medical record" means an electronic record of health-related information concerning a person that can be created, gathered, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff within a single health care organization.(3)  "Health information exchange system" means a health information exchange system created under this subchapter that moves health-related information among entities according to nationally recognized standards.(4)  "Local or regional health information exchange" means a health information exchange operating in this state that securely exchanges electronic health information, including information for patients receiving services under the child health plan program or Medicaid, among hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, and other health care providers that are not owned by a single entity or included in a single operational unit or network.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 1218), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.198, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.9051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter V. Health Information Exchange Systems|Section 531.9051. Electronic Health Information Exchange System Stage One: Encounter Data

Sec. 531.9051.  ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM STAGE ONE: ENCOUNTER DATA.  In stage one of implementing the health information exchange system, the commission shall require for purposes of the implementation each managed care organization with which the commission contracts under Chapter 533 for the provision of Medicaid managed care services or Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, for the provision of child health plan program services to submit to the commission complete and accurate encounter data not later than the 30th day after the last day of the month in which the managed care organization adjudicated the claim.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 1218), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 531.906 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter V. Health Information Exchange Systems|Section 531.906. Electronic Health Information Exchange System Stage One: Electronic Prescribing

Sec. 531.906.  ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM STAGE ONE: ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING.  (a)  In stage one of implementing the health information exchange system, the commission shall support and coordinate electronic prescribing tools used by health care providers and health care facilities under the child health plan program and Medicaid.(b)  The commission shall consult and collaborate with, and accept recommendations from, physicians and other stakeholders to ensure that the electronic prescribing tools described by Subsection (a):(1)  are integrated with existing electronic prescribing systems otherwise in use in the public and private sectors; and(2)  to the extent feasible:(A)  provide current payer formulary information at the time a health care provider writes a prescription; and(B)  support the electronic transmission of a prescription.(c)  The commission may take any reasonable action to comply with this section, including establishing information exchanges with national electronic prescribing networks or providing health care providers with access to an Internet-based prescribing tool developed by the commission.(d)  The commission shall apply for and actively pursue any waiver to the child health plan program or the state Medicaid plan from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or any other federal agency as necessary to remove an identified impediment to supporting and implementing electronic prescribing tools under this section, including the requirement for handwritten certification of certain drugs under 42 C.F.R. Section 447.512.  If the commission, with assistance from the Legislative Budget Board, determines that the implementation of operational modifications in accordance with a waiver obtained as required by this subsection has resulted in cost increases in the child health plan program or Medicaid, the commission shall take the necessary actions to reverse the operational modifications.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 1218), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.201, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.907 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter V. Health Information Exchange Systems|Section 531.907. Electronic Health Information Exchange System Stage Two: Expansion

Sec. 531.907.  ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM STAGE TWO: EXPANSION.  (a)  Based on feedback provided by interested parties, the commission in stage two of implementing the health information exchange system may expand the system by:(1)  providing an electronic health record for each child enrolled in the child health plan program;(2)  including state laboratory results information in an electronic health record, including the results of newborn screenings and tests conducted under the Texas Health Steps program, based on the system developed for the health passport under Section 266.006, Family Code;(3)  improving data-gathering capabilities for an electronic health record so that the record may include basic health and clinical information in addition to available claims information, as determined by the executive commissioner;(4)  using evidence-based technology tools to create a unique health profile to alert health care providers regarding the need for additional care, education, counseling, or health management activities for specific patients; and(5)  continuing to enhance the electronic health record created for each Medicaid recipient as technology becomes available and interoperability capabilities improve.(b)  In expanding the system, the commission shall consult and collaborate with, and accept recommendations from, physicians and other stakeholders to ensure that electronic health records provided under this section support health information exchange with electronic medical records systems in use by physicians in the public and private sectors.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 1218), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.202, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 3.11, eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (S.B. 277), Sec. 2.11, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Govt Code § 531.908 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter V. Health Information Exchange Systems|Section 531.908. Electronic Health Information Exchange System Stage Three: Expansion

Sec. 531.908.  ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM STAGE THREE: EXPANSION.  In stage three of implementing the health information exchange system, the commission may expand the system by:(1)  developing evidence-based benchmarking tools that can be used by health care providers to evaluate their own performances on health care outcomes and overall quality of care as compared to aggregated performance data regarding peers; and(2)  expanding the system to include state agencies, additional health care providers, laboratories, diagnostic facilities, hospitals, and medical offices.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 1218), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 531.909 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter V. Health Information Exchange Systems|Section 531.909. Incentives

Sec. 531.909.  INCENTIVES.  The commission shall develop strategies to encourage health care providers to use the health information exchange system, including incentives, education, and outreach tools to increase usage.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 1218), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 3.12, eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (S.B. 277), Sec. 2.12, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Govt Code § 531.911 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter V. Health Information Exchange Systems|Section 531.911. Rules

Sec. 531.911.  RULES.  The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement Sections 531.903 through 531.909.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 1218), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.203, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.951 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter W. Adverse Licensing, Listing, or Registration Decisions|Section 531.951. Applicability

Sec. 531.951.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to the final licensing, listing, or registration decisions of a health and human services agency with respect to a person under the law authorizing the agency to regulate the following types of persons:(1)  a youth camp licensed under Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code;(2)  a home and community support services agency licensed under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code;(3)  a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code;(4)  an institution licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code;(5)  an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247, Health and Safety Code;(6)  a special care facility licensed under Chapter 248, Health and Safety Code;(7)  an intermediate care facility licensed under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code;(8)  a chemical dependency treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464, Health and Safety Code;(9)  a mental hospital or mental health facility licensed under Chapter 577, Health and Safety Code;(10)  a child-care facility or child-placing agency licensed under or a family home listed or registered under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code; or(11)  a day activity and health services facility licensed under Chapter 103, Human Resources Code.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to an agency decision that did not result in a final order or that was reversed on appeal.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (S.B. 78), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1231 (S.B. 1999), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.952 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter W. Adverse Licensing, Listing, or Registration Decisions|Section 531.952. Record of Final Decision

Sec. 531.952.  RECORD OF FINAL DECISION.  (a)  Each health and human services agency that regulates a person described by Section 531.951 shall in accordance with this section and executive commissioner rule maintain a record of:(1)  each application for a license, including a renewal license or a license that does not expire, a listing, or a registration that is denied by the agency under the law authorizing the agency to regulate the person; and(2)  each license, listing, or registration that is revoked, suspended, or terminated by the agency under the applicable law.(b)  The record of an application required by Subsection (a)(1) must be maintained until the 10th anniversary of the date the application is denied.  The record of the license, listing, or registration required by Subsection (a)(2) must be maintained until the 10th anniversary of the date of the revocation, suspension, or termination.(c)  The record required under Subsection (a) must include:(1)  the name and address of the applicant for a license, listing, or registration that is denied as described by Subsection (a)(1);(2)  the name and address of each person listed in the application for a license, listing, or registration that is denied as described by Subsection (a)(1);(3)  the name of each person determined by the applicable regulatory agency to be a controlling person of an entity for which an application, license, listing, or registration is denied, revoked, suspended, or terminated as described by Subsection (a);(4)  the specific type of license, listing, or registration that was denied, revoked, suspended, or terminated by the agency;(5)  a summary of the terms of the denial, revocation, suspension, or termination; and(6)  the period the denial, revocation, suspension, or termination was effective.(d)  Each health and human services agency that regulates a person described by Section 531.951 each month shall provide a copy of the records maintained under this section to each other health and human services agency that regulates a person described by Section 531.951.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (S.B. 78), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.953 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter W. Adverse Licensing, Listing, or Registration Decisions|Section 531.953. Denial of Application Based on Adverse Agency Decision

Sec. 531.953.  DENIAL OF APPLICATION BASED ON ADVERSE AGENCY DECISION.  A health and human services agency that regulates a person described by Section 531.951 may deny an application for a license, including a renewal license or a license that does not expire, a listing, or a registration included in that section if:(1)  any of the following persons are listed in a record maintained under Section 531.952:(A)  the applicant;(B)  a person listed on the application; or(C)  a person determined by the applicable regulating agency to be a controlling person of an entity for which the license, including a renewal license or a license that does not expire, the listing, or the registration is sought; and(2)  the agency's action that resulted in the person being listed in a record maintained under Section 531.952 is based on:(A)  an act or omission that resulted in physical or mental harm to an individual in the care of the applicant or person;(B)  a threat to the health, safety, or well-being of an individual in the care of the applicant or person;(C)  the physical, mental, or financial exploitation of an individual in the care of the applicant or person; or(D)  a determination by the agency that the applicant or person has committed an act or omission that renders the applicant unqualified or unfit to fulfill the obligations of the license, listing, or registration.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (S.B. 78), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.954 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter W. Adverse Licensing, Listing, or Registration Decisions|Section 531.954. Required Application Information

Sec. 531.954.  REQUIRED APPLICATION INFORMATION.  An applicant submitting an initial or renewal application for a license, including a renewal license or a license that does not expire, a listing, or a registration described under Section 531.951 must include with the application a written statement of:(1)  the name of any person who is or will be a controlling person, as determined by the applicable agency regulating the person, of the entity for which the license, listing, or registration is sought; and(2)  any other relevant information required by executive commissioner rule.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (S.B. 78), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.981 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter X. Texas Home Visiting Program|Section 531.981. Definitions

Sec. 531.981.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Home visiting program" means a voluntary-enrollment program in which early childhood and health professionals such as nurses, social workers, or trained and supervised paraprofessionals repeatedly visit over a period of at least six months the homes of pregnant women or families with children under the age of six who are born with or exposed to one or more risk factors.(2)  "Risk factors" means factors that make a child more likely to experience adverse experiences leading to negative consequences, including preterm birth, poverty, low parental education, having a teenaged mother or father, poor maternal health, and parental underemployment or unemployment.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 426), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 531.982 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter X. Texas Home Visiting Program|Section 531.982. Implementation of Texas Home Visiting Program

Sec. 531.982.  IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXAS HOME VISITING PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall maintain a strategic plan to serve at-risk pregnant women and families with children under the age of six through home visiting programs that improve outcomes for parents and families.(b)  A pregnant woman or family is considered at-risk for purposes of this section and may be eligible for voluntary enrollment in a home visiting program if the woman or family is exposed to one or more risk factors.(c)  The commission may determine if a risk factor or combination of risk factors experienced by an at-risk pregnant woman or family qualifies the woman or family for enrollment in a home visiting program.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 426), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.205, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.206, eff. April 2, 2015.|