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TX Health & Safety Code § 311.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 311.001. Special Hospital Requirements for Graduate of Foreign Medical School Prohibited

Sec. 311.001.  SPECIAL HOSPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATE OF FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOL PROHIBITED.  (a)  A hospital may not, as a condition to beginning a hospital internship or residency, require a United States citizen who resides in this state and who holds a diploma from a medical school outside the United States that is listed in the AVICENNA Directory for Medicine published by the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the World Federation for Medical Education, to:(1)  take an examination other than an examination required by the Texas Medical Board to be taken by a graduate of a medical school in the United States before allowing that graduate to begin an internship or residency;(2)  complete a period of internship or graduate clinical training; or(3)  be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.(b)  This section applies only to a hospital that:(1)  is licensed by this state; (2)  is operated by this state or a political subdivision of this state;  or(3)  receives direct or indirect state financial assistance.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0835, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 311.0025. Audits of Billing

Sec. 311.0025.  AUDITS OF BILLING.  (a)  A hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care professional may not submit to a patient or a third party payor a bill for a treatment that the hospital, facility, or professional knows was not provided or knows was improper, unreasonable, or medically or clinically unnecessary.(b)  If the appropriate licensing agency receives a complaint alleging a violation of Subsection (a), the agency may audit the billings and patient records of the hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care professional.(c)  A hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care professional that violates Subsection (a) is subject to disciplinary action, including denial, revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of the license of the hospital, facility, or professional.  Disciplinary action taken under this section is in addition to any other civil, administrative, or criminal penalty provided by law.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Health care professional" means an individual licensed, certified, or regulated by a health care regulatory agency who is eligible for reimbursement for treatment ordered or rendered by that professional.(2)  "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241.(3)  "Mental health facility" means a mental health facility licensed under Chapter 577.(4)  "Treatment facility" means a treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464.(e)  A licensing agency may not take disciplinary action against a hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care professional for unknowing and isolated billing errors.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 2.02, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1271, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 311.003. Reimbursement for Infant Transport to Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Sec. 311.003.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR INFANT TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.  (a)  A hospital that agrees to admit an infant into its level III neonatal intensive care unit shall pay for the part of the cost of transporting the infant to the hospital from any location in this state that the hospital administrator determines cannot be paid:(1)  by a member of the infant's immediate family or other person legally responsible for the infant's support through personal means;  or(2)  by insurance or another benefit system that pays for transportation for that purpose.(b)  A hospital is entitled to receive state reimbursement for funds spent by the hospital under Subsection (a).(c)  The Department of State Health Services shall administer the state funds for reimbursement under this section, and may spend not more than $100,000 each fiscal year from earned federal funds or private donations to implement this section.(d)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules that establish qualifications for reimbursement and provide procedures for applying for reimbursement.(e)  In this section, "level III neonatal intensive care unit" means a neonatal care unit that complies with standards adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0837, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 311.004. Standardized Patient Risk Identification System

Sec. 311.004.  STANDARDIZED PATIENT RISK IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.(1-a)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.(2)  "Hospital" means a general or special hospital as defined by Section 241.003.  The term includes a hospital maintained or operated by this state.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(69), eff. April 2, 2015.(c)  Unless the department authorizes an exemption for the reason stated in Subsection (d), the department shall require each hospital to implement and enforce the statewide standardized patient risk identification system under which a patient with a specific medical risk may be readily identified through the use of the system to communicate to hospital personnel the existence of that risk.(d)  The department may exempt from the statewide standardized patient risk identification system a hospital that seeks to adopt another patient risk identification methodology supported by evidence-based protocols for the practice of medicine.(e)  The department shall modify the statewide standardized patient risk identification system in accordance with evidence-based medicine as necessary.(f)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 28, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0838, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0839, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(69), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter B. Emergency Services|Section 311.021. Definition

Sec. 311.021.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "emergency services" means services that are usually and customarily available at a hospital and that must be provided immediately to:(1)  sustain a person's life; (2)  prevent serious permanent disfigurement or loss or impairment of the function of a body part or organ;  or(3)  provide for the care of a woman in active labor or, if the hospital is not equipped for that service, to provide necessary treatment to allow the woman to travel to a more appropriate facility without undue risk of serious harm.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter B. Emergency Services|Section 311.022. Discrimination Prohibited in Denial of Services; Criminal Penalties

Sec. 311.022.  DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED IN DENIAL OF SERVICES;  CRIMINAL PENALTIES.  (a)  An officer, employee, or medical staff member of a general hospital may not deny emergency services because a person cannot establish the person's ability to pay for the services or because of the person's race, religion, or national ancestry if:(1)  the services are available at the hospital;  and(2)  the person is diagnosed by a licensed physician as requiring those services.(b)  An officer or employee of a general hospital may not deny a person in need of emergency services access to diagnosis by a licensed physician on the hospital staff because the person cannot establish the person's ability to pay for the services or because of the person's race, religion, or national ancestry.(c)  In addition, the person needing emergency services may not be subjected to arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable discrimination based on age, sex, physical condition, or economic status.(d)  An officer, employee, or medical staff member of a general hospital commits an offense if that person recklessly violates this section.  An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor, except that if the offense results in permanent injury, permanent disability, or death, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.(e)  An officer, employee, or medical staff member of a general hospital commits an offense if that person intentionally or knowingly violates this section.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor, except that if, as a direct result of the offense, a person denied emergency services dies, the offense is a felony of the third degree.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter B. Emergency Services|Section 311.023. No Liability for Failure to Provide Emergency Services After Good Faith Effort

Sec. 311.023.  NO LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES AFTER GOOD FAITH EFFORT.  An employee of a general hospital that does not have physician services available at the time of an emergency is not in violation of Section 311.022 if, after a reasonable good faith effort, a physician fails to provide or delegate the provision of medical services as required by state statutes.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter B. Emergency Services|Section 311.024. Payment for Services Required

Sec. 311.024.  PAYMENT FOR SERVICES REQUIRED.  This subchapter does not relieve a person of that person's obligation to pay for services provided by a hospital if the person can pay for those services.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter C. Hospital Data Reporting and Collection System|Section 311.032. Department Administration of Hospital Reporting and Collection System

Sec. 311.032.  DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION OF HOSPITAL REPORTING AND COLLECTION SYSTEM.  (a)  The department shall establish a uniform reporting and collection system for hospital financial and utilization data.(b)  The executive commissioner shall adopt necessary rules consistent with this subchapter to govern the reporting and collection of data.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 726, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0841, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter C. Hospital Data Reporting and Collection System|Section 311.033. Financial and Utilization Data Required

Sec. 311.033.  FINANCIAL AND UTILIZATION DATA REQUIRED.  (a)  A hospital shall submit to the department financial and utilization data for that hospital, including data relating to the hospital's:(1)  total gross revenue, including:(A)  Medicare gross revenue;(B)  Medicaid gross revenue;(C)  other revenue from state programs;(D)  revenue from local government programs;(E)  local tax support;(F)  charitable contributions;(G)  other third party payments;(H)  gross inpatient revenue; and(I)  gross outpatient revenue;(2)  total deductions from gross revenue, including:(A)  contractual allowance; and(B)  any other deductions;(3)  charity care;(4)  bad debt expense;(5)  total admissions, including:(A)  Medicare admissions;(B)  Medicaid admissions;(C)  admissions under a local government program;(D)  charity care admissions; and(E)  any other type of admission;(6)  total discharges;(7)  total patient days;(8)  average length of stay;(9)  total outpatient visits;(10)  total assets;(11)  total liabilities;(12)  estimates of unreimbursed costs of subsidized health services reported separately in the following categories:(A)  emergency care and trauma care;(B)  neonatal intensive care;(C)  free-standing community clinics;(D)  collaborative efforts with local government or private agencies in preventive medicine, such as immunization programs; and(E)  other services that satisfy the definition of "subsidized health services" contained in Section 311.031(15);(13)  donations;(14)  total cost of reimbursed and unreimbursed research;(15)  total cost of reimbursed and unreimbursed education separated into the following categories:(A)  education of physicians, nurses, technicians, and other medical professionals and health care providers;(B)  scholarships and funding to medical schools, colleges, and universities for health professions education;(C)  education of patients concerning diseases and home care in response to community needs;(D)  community health education through informational programs, publications, and outreach activities in response to community needs; and(E)  other educational services that satisfy the definition of "education-related costs" under Section 311.031(6).(b)  The data must be based on the hospital's most recent audited financial records.(c)  The data must be submitted in the form prescribed by the department and at the time established by department rule.(d)  A hospital that does not submit to the department the data required under this section is subject to civil penalties under Section 104.043.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 360, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 797 (S.B. 1326), Sec. 11, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0842, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.0335 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter C. Hospital Data Reporting and Collection System|Section 311.0335. Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Data

Sec. 311.0335.  MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY DATA.  (a)  A hospital that provides mental health or chemical dependency services shall submit to the department financial and utilization data relating to the mental health and chemical dependency services provided by the hospital, including data for inpatient and outpatient services relating to:(1)  patient demographics, including race, ethnicity, age, gender, and county of residence;(2)  admissions;(3)  discharges, including length of inpatient treatment;(4)  specific diagnoses and procedures according to criteria prescribed by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd Edition, Revised, or a later version prescribed by department rule;(5)  total charges and the components of the charges;(6)  payor sources; and(7)  use of mechanical restraints.(b)  The data must be submitted in the form prescribed by the department and at the time established by department rule.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 6.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0843, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter C. Hospital Data Reporting and Collection System|Section 311.035. Use of Data

Sec. 311.035.  USE OF DATA.  (a)  The department shall use the data collected under this subchapter to publish an annual report regarding:(1)  the amount of charity care, bad debt, and other uncompensated care hospitals provide; (2)  the use of hospital services by indigent patients;  and(3)  the effect of indigent care services on hospitals.(b)  Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 726, Sec. 5(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.(c)  The department shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Texas Department of Insurance relating to the mental health and chemical dependency data collected under Section 311.0335.  The agreement shall address the collection, analysis, and sharing of the data by the agencies.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 6.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 726, Sec. 3, 5(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0844, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter C. Hospital Data Reporting and Collection System|Section 311.036. Data Verification

Sec. 311.036.  DATA VERIFICATION.  (a)  Before the department may publish the report required by Section 311.035 or provide data to the public in any other manner, the department shall give each hospital a copy of the preliminary report or provide the hospital an opportunity in some other manner to verify the data relating to that hospital.(b)  If a hospital does not submit corrected data before the 31st day after the date on which the hospital receives the preliminary report or other data, the department shall presume that the data is correct.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter C. Hospital Data Reporting and Collection System|Section 311.037. Confidential Data; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 311.037.  CONFIDENTIAL DATA;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  The following data reported or submitted to the department under this subchapter is confidential:(1)  data regarding a specific patient;  or(2)  financial data regarding a provider or facility submitted to the department before September 1, 1987.  All financial data regarding a provider or facility submitted after September 1, 1987, are no longer confidential.(b)  Before the department may disclose confidential data under this subchapter, the department must remove any information that identifies a specific patient.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  discloses, distributes, or sells confidential data obtained under this subchapter;  or(2)  violates Subsection (b).(d)  An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class B misdemeanor.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 360, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter C. Hospital Data Reporting and Collection System|Section 311.039. Exemption

Sec. 311.039.  EXEMPTION.  A hospital may, but is not required to, provide the data required by Section 311.033 if the hospital:(1)  is exempt from state franchise, sales, ad valorem, or other state or local taxes;  and(2)  does not seek or receive reimbursement for providing health care services to patients from any source, including:(A)  the patient or any person legally obligated to support the patient;(B)  a third party payor;  or(C)  Medicaid, Medicare, or any other federal, state, or local program for indigent health care.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 261, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter D. Community Benefits and Charity Care|Section 311.041. Policy Statement

Sec. 311.041.  POLICY STATEMENT.  It is the purpose of this subchapter to clarify and set forth the duties, responsibilities, and benefits that apply to hospitals for providing community benefits that include charity care.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 360, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 22.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 311.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle F - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Chapter 311 - Powers and Duties of Hospitals|Subchapter D. Community Benefits and Charity Care|Section 311.043. Duty of Nonprofit Hospitals to Provide Community Benefits

Sec. 311.043.  DUTY OF NONPROFIT HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFITS.  (a)  A nonprofit hospital shall provide health care services to the community and shall comply with all federal, state, and local government requirements for tax exemption in order to maintain such exemption.  These health care services to the community shall include charity care and government-sponsored indigent health care and may include other components of community benefits as both terms are defined in Sections 311.031 and 311.042.(b)  In order to qualify as a charitable organization under Sections 11.18(d)(1), 151.310(a)(2) and (e), and 171.063(a)(1), Tax Code, and to satisfy the requirements of this subchapter, a nonprofit hospital shall provide community benefits, which include charity care and government-sponsored indigent health care, in an amount that satisfies the requirements of Section 311.045.  A determination of the amount of charity care and government-sponsored indigent health care provided by a hospital shall be based on the most recently completed and audited prior fiscal year of the hospital.(c)  Reductions in the amount of community benefits, which includes charity care and government-sponsored indigent health care, provided by a nonprofit hospital shall be considered reasonable when the financial reserves of the hospital are reduced to such a level that the hospital would be in violation of any applicable bond covenants, when necessary to prevent the hospital from endangering its ability to continue operations, or if the hospital, as a result of a natural or other disaster, is required substantially to curtail its operations.(d)  A hospital's admissions policy must provide for the admission of financially indigent and medically indigent persons pursuant to its charity care requirements as set forth in this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 360, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|