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Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter B - VITAL RECORDS › Section 181.30 - Instructions and Requirements for Filing of Amendments to Medical Certification of Certificate of Death with a Local Registrar

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An amending certificate (medical
				  amendment) may be filed with the appropriate Local Registrar or State Registrar
				  electronically through a Vital Statistics Section electronic death registration
				  system to complete or correct medical certification information on a
				  certificate of death that is incomplete or inaccurate. The medical amendment
				  must be in a format as prescribed by the department.
(b) Once the original death certificate is
				  registered, if a justice of the peace (JP) or medical examiner's office (ME)
				  has subsequently conducted an inquest as authorized by the Code of Criminal
				  Procedure, Chapter 49, the medical amendment may be filed by the JP or ME that
				  conducted the inquest.
(c) The
				  registrar shall carefully examine each medical amendment when presented for
				  registration to determine if it is complete as required by the State
				  Registrar's instructions.
(d) If
				  the medical amendment is incomplete or unsatisfactory, the registrar shall call
				  attention to the error or omission in the return.
(e) The registrar shall number the medical
				  amendment with the same file number assigned to the original death certificate.
				  The Local Registrar shall sign each medical amendment to attest to the date the
				  amendment is filed in the Local Registrar's office. The signature may be either
				  electronic, handwritten or a facsimile stamp. The medical amendment shall be
				  attached to and become a part of the legal record of the death if the amendment
				  is accepted for filing.
(f) The
				  registrar shall duplicate the medical amendment as authorized by the Local
				  Government Code, Chapters 201 or 204. The duplicate shall be permanently
				  preserved in the Local Registrar's office as the local record, in the manner
				  directed by the State Registrar.
(g) The registrar shall forward all original
				  non-electronic, medical amendments to the State Registrar within 10 days of
				  filing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter B - VITAL RECORDS › Section 181.31 - Minimum Requirements for Adoption Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The court that renders a decree of
				  adoption shall send to the Vital Statistics Unit a certificate of adoption on
				  Form VS-160. The clerk of the court shall send the form not later than the 10th
				  day of the first month after the month in which the court renders the adoption
				  decree. The certificate shall include the information as prescribed in Texas
				  Family Code, §
										108.003.
(b) When the Vital Statistics Unit determines
				  that a certificate of adoption filed with the State Registrar requires
				  correction, the Vital Statistics Unit shall mail the certificate directly to
				  the attorney of record for correction. Upon correction, the attorney shall
				  return the corrected certificate to the Vital Statistics Unit. If there is no
				  attorney of record, the Vital Statistics Unit shall mail a photocopy of the
				  certificate to the clerk of the court for correction.
(c) When the clerk of the court collects the
				  $15 fee required by the Texas Family Code, §
										108.006(b),
				  for each adoption petition filed, the clerk shall attach the fee to the
				  certificate of adoption(s), and forward to the Vital Statistics Unit, as
				  provided in subsection (a) of this section to Vital Statistics Unit - Mail Code
				  2096, P.O. Box 12040, Austin, Texas 78711-2040.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter B - VITAL RECORDS › Section 181.32 - Maintenance of Out-of-Business Child-Placing Agency Records and Health, Social, Educational and Genetic History Reports

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) At or prior to the time a child-placing
				  agency ceases to function as a child-placing agency, it shall notify the Texas
				  Department of State Health Services-Vital Statistics Unit, where its adoption
				  records shall be kept for permanent safekeeping.
(b) The Vital Statistics Unit maintains many
				  records of closed adoption agencies and is one entity a child-placing agency
				  may designate to preserve its adoption records. An agency may also designate
				  another Texas licensed child-placing agency to preserve its records.
(c) If a child-placing agency designates the
				  Vital Statistics Unit to house its records, the agency shall assume the
				  responsibility of shipping the records to a designation specified by the Vital
				  Statistics Unit. The agency must ensure that the records are free from insects
				  and rodents, and mildew-free and dry. The records shall be shipped in sturdy
				  cardboard boxes (no larger than 12 inches x 15 inches) via an insured carrier.
(1) Each record series shall be alphabetized
				  by the birth mother's maiden name or the birth mother's name at the time of
				  relinquishment. The adoptive parents' file and the child's file shall be placed
				  behind the birth mother's file. Each file shall include the birth mother's name
				  as a cross-reference. Staples, paper clips and brackets shall be
				  removed.
(2) The agency must
				  provide two index cards for each adoption file, one that cross-references the
				  birth mother's name with the adoptive parents' and adoptee's name, and one
				  cross-referencing the adoptive parents' names with the birth mother's and
				  adoptee's name. Each card must include the date of birth of each child and the
				  child's adoptive name. The information may also be provided electronically in a
				  format compatible or acceptable to the Vital Statistics Unit's
				  standards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter B - VITAL RECORDS › Section 181.33 - Instructions and Requirements for Registering a Certificate of Death by Catastrophe

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Catastrophe
				  is defined in the Health and Safety Code, §
										193.010.
(b) When catastrophe is deemed the cause of
				  death, the Local Registrar shall prepare and file the certificate of
				  death.
(c) The Local Registrar
				  shall only prepare and file a certificate of death caused by catastrophe if:
(1) the body has not been found;
				  and
(2) an affidavit has been
				  submitted to the Local Registrar according to the guidelines set forth in the
				  Health and Safety Code, §
											193.010(b),
				  and the affiant has followed the specific criteria laid out in Health and
				  Safety Code, §
											193.010(b).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter B - VITAL RECORDS › Section 181.34 - Instructions and Requirements for Reporting Assisted Reproduction Procedures Performed by a Health Care Facility Under a Gestational Agreement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Healthcare
				  facilities in this state at which assisted reproduction procedures are
				  performed under gestational agreements must report reproduction procedures
				  under gestational agreements and the current status of embryos created for said
				  procedures on the Report of Assisted Reproduction Procedures Under Gestational
				  Agreements.
(b) The Vital
				  Statistics Unit in accordance with the guidelines of Texas Family Code, §
										160.763
				  shall prescribe the form and content of the reporting form.
(c) Reporting healthcare facilities must
				  submit this report to the Vital Statistics Unit on a yearly basis.
(d) The reporting form must be submitted no
				  later than January 31st for the previous calendar year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter B - VITAL RECORDS › Section 181.35 - Parental Consent of Underage Applicants to Marriage

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The county clerk shall issue a marriage
				  license to an applicant who is 16 years of age or older, but under 18 years of
				  age, if parental consent is given.
(b) A parent or person who has legal
				  authority to consent to marriage for an underage applicant who gives consent
				  shall provide:
(1) proof of the parent's or
				  person's identity; and
(2) proof
				  that the parent or person has the legal authority to consent to marriage for
				  the applicant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter C - CENTRAL ADOPTION REGISTRY › Section 181.41 - Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registries

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An agency, licensed by the Texas
				  Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS) which applies the
				  minimum standards and guidelines for child-placing agencies to place children
				  for adoption, or an association of those agencies, that was in existence on or
				  before January 1, 1984, may establish or operate a voluntary adoption registry,
				  but only in compliance with the Texas Family Code, §§
										162.401 -
				  162.422.
(b) The bureau shall operate a Central
				  Adoption Registry in compliance with the Texas Family Code, §§
										162.401-162.422.
(c) An adoptee, a birth parent or a
				  biological sibling may register with the registry of the agency through which
				  the adoptee was adopted or placed for adoption and with the Central Adoption
				  Registry. If the client initially registers with the child-placing agency's
				  registry, that registry shall forward a copy of the registrant's application,
				  along with appropriate identification, to the Central Adoption
				  Registry.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter C - CENTRAL ADOPTION REGISTRY › Section 181.42 - Adoption Information by the Courts or Child-Placing Agencies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) At the time an
				  adoption order is rendered, the district court that grants the adoption shall
				  provide to the adoptive parents information provided by the Vital Statistics
				  Unit describing the functions of voluntary adoption registries. If the adopted
				  child is 14 years of age or older, the court shall provide the information to
				  the child.
(b) A licensed
				  child-placing agency shall provide to each of the adopted child's known
				  biological parents similar information when the parent signs an affidavit of
				  relinquishment of parental rights, an affidavit of status of child, or an
				  affidavit of waiver of interest in a child.
(c) The information shall include the right
				  of the child or biological parent to refuse to participate in the
				  registry.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter C - CENTRAL ADOPTION REGISTRY › Section 181.43 - Requirement to Send Information to the Central Adoption Registry and the Coordination of the Release of Identifying Information with an Authorized Registry

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An authorized
				  voluntary adoption registry shall send to the Central Adoption Registry (CAR)
				  duplicate information of all registrant information it maintains in its
				  registry. This includes all registrant file information and Form VS - 2271. The
				  child-placing agency's adoption case files are not needed, unless the
				  information contained in those files provides information to benefit or aid the
				  match process. Registrant information shall also include proof of age and
				  identity of each registrant, and all known names, dates of birth, and places of
				  birth of each person for whom the registrant is searching, if known. Subsequent
				  documentation including address changes of the registrant received by the
				  registry shall be forwarded to the CAR.
(b) Registrant information obtained by a
				  registry on or after June 1, 1999, shall be forwarded to the CAR by the 15th
				  day of the following month after the registration application becomes
				  active.
(c) If a match is
				  identified by the CAR between two applicants, and one of the applicants is
				  registered only with an authorized registry and not the CAR, the CAR shall
				  notify that agency's registry and confirm the biological relationship. The CAR
				  shall then notify the applicant who is registered with the CAR that a match has
				  been made and allow the applicant to either decide to register with the other
				  matching registry or to request matching procedures with only the CAR. If the
				  latter is chosen, the CAR shall provide to the agency's registry copies of all
				  documentation used during and up to the release of identifying information. If
				  the applicant who is registered only with the CAR requests matching procedures
				  with the agency's registry, then the CAR shall release any documentation
				  necessary for the agency's registry to coordinate the release of identifying
				  information. The registry shall provide to the CAR copies of all documentation
				  used during and up to the release of identifying information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter C - CENTRAL ADOPTION REGISTRY › Section 181.44 - Inquiry through the Central Index

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The Vital Statistics Unit charges a fee of $5.00 to determine if a
				  child-placing agency that operates its own registry was involved in a specified
				  adoption. An eligible applicant may send the inquiry, along with the
				  appropriate fee and proof of age and identity to the Vital Statistics Unit -
				  Mail Code 2096, Attention: Central Adoption Registry (CAR), P.O. Box 140123,
				  Austin, Texas 78714-0123 or may inquire in person at the Vital Statistics Unit,
				  1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas.
(b) Each applicant must provide proof of age
				  and identity, in the form of a photo ID and, if the applicant's name has
				  changed due to marriage, a copy of his or her birth certificate or marriage
				  certificate. If the applicant is a birth sibling, a copy of his/her birth
				  certificate must be included. If his or her name has been legally changed, a
				  certified copy of the court order verifying the name change shall accompany the
				  request.
(c) The CAR shall provide
				  the child-placing agency's name, address, telephone number, and E-mail address,
				  if appropriate, if that agency operates its own registry to which a person may
				  apply. If the CAR finds inconclusive information to determine which agency
				  handled the adoption, the person is entitled to apply only to the
				  CAR.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter C - CENTRAL ADOPTION REGISTRY › Section 181.45 - Registration in the Voluntary Adoption Registry System

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To register with the Central Adoption
				  Registry (CAR) or any other authorized registry as defined in Texas Family
				  Code, §
										162.403(b),
				  a person must comply with the following requirements:
(1) complete registration form (VS - 2271)
				  and any other information the authorized registry deems necessary to identify
				  the person(s) the applicant is searching for. Form VS - 2271 shall provide a
				  space to include the registry's mailing address if different than the CAR;
				  and
(2) provide proof of age and
				  identity, in the form of a government-issued photo ID and, if the applicant's
				  name has changed due to marriage, a copy of his or her birth certificate or
				  marriage certificate. If the applicant is a birth sibling, a copy of his/her
				  birth certificate shall be included. If his or her name has been legally
				  changed, a certified copy of the court order shall accompany the registration
				  form; and
(3) meet the eligibility
				  requirement for registration in the Texas Family Code, §
											162.406.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter C - CENTRAL ADOPTION REGISTRY › Section 181.46 - Notification of a Match and Requirements for Release of Information by Participating Voluntary Adoption Registries

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If
				  the administrator of any authorized voluntary adoption registry matches a
				  registrant with another registrant, each registrant shall be notified by
				  certified mail, return receipt requested and delivery restricted to addressee
				  only, that a match has been made. The notice shall state the sex and type of
				  birth relative the registry has matched with the adoptee.
(b) The notification must also state that the
				  registrant:
(1) may withdraw his registration
				  before identifying information is released;
(2) must sign a consent to
				  disclosure;
(3) must participate in
				  at least one hour of counseling with a social worker or mental health
				  professional who has expertise in postadoption counseling to prepare the
				  registrant for the reunion. A mental health professional must have at least a
				  bachelor's degree from an accredited college with a major in social work,
				  psychology, sociology, counseling or other related field. The mental health
				  professional is not required to be licensed in the field of mental health, but
				  must have expertise in postadoption counseling;
(4) must prove that the counseling
				  requirement has been completed by requesting written notification which
				  includes a brief synopsis of the counseling provided and the counselor's
				  recommendations; and
(5) provide
				  any other information that the registry deems appropriate for the success of
				  the reunion.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter C - CENTRAL ADOPTION REGISTRY › Section 181.47 - Confidentiality and Release of Information by All Voluntary Adoption Registries

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each authorized
				  adoption registry shall ensure that the confidentiality of the records in the
				  registry shall be maintained and may not be disclosed except in the manner
				  authorized by the Family Code, Chapter 162.
(b) The administrator of any authorized
				  adoption registry releases identifying information to registrants, who have not
				  withdrawn their registrations and who have consented in writing to disclosure.
				  Disclosure may include the registrant's information.
(c) If the registrant is a birth parent, is
				  deceased at the time the match has been made, and consented to the postdeath
				  disclosure of identity, information may be released provided that:
(1) each child of the deceased birth parent
				  is an adult; or
(2) the surviving
				  parent, guardian, managing conservator or legal custodian of each child has
				  consented in writing to the release of information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter D - BIRTH REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION › Section 181.50 - Scope

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish
					 certification requirements for the person required to register the birth of a
					 child in this state as set forth by Health and Safety Code, Chapter 192,
					 Subchapter A, General Registration Provisions. The person required to register
					 the birth of a child in this state must meet the requirements of the birth
					 registrar certification and must abide by the rules of this
					 subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter D - BIRTH REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION › Section 181.51 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Acknowledgment of Paternity Training--Training from the Office of the Attorney
				  General as prescribed in 1 TAC Chapter 55, concerning Child Support
				  Enforcement.
(2) Application for
				  Birth Registrar Certification/Re-certification--An online application
				  prescribed and provided by the Vital Statistics Unit to assess the knowledge
				  and skills of a birth registrar.
(3) Birth registrar--Person responsible for
				  filing a birth certificate as prescribed in Health and Safety Code, §
										192.003(a)
				  and (b).
(4) Birth Registrar Certification (BRC)--A
				  certification program required for all birth registrars.
(5) Certification period--The certification
				  period two years from certification date.
(6) Continuing education--Educational
				  training that contributes to the advancement, extension, and enhancement of the
				  professional skills and knowledge of the birth registrar in the practice of
				  registering births in this state and be open to all birth registrars.
(7) Hour of continuing education--A 50 minute
				  clock hour completed by a birth registrar in attendance at an approved
				  continuing education program.
(8)
				  Midwife--An individual currently licensed under the Texas Board of Nursing as
				  an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse as defined in 22 TAC Chapter 222, or an
				  individual currently licensed with the Texas Midwifery Board to legally
				  practice midwifery in this state.
(9) Physician--An individual currently
				  licensed under the Texas Medical Board to actively practice medicine in this
				  state.
(10) Texas Electronic
				  Registrar (TER) - Birth Registration Online Training Course--An online birth
				  training provided by the Vital Statistics Unit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter D - BIRTH REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION › Section 181.52 - Certification Requirements and Procedures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Certification Required. A birth registrar
				  may not complete any aspect of the birth registration process without holding a
				  current certification issued by the Vital Statistics Unit.
(b) Certification Process. Certification for
				  Birth Registrars requires the completion of the following:
(1) Acknowledgment of Paternity training
				  course;
(2) TER--Birth Registration
				  online training course;
(3) be a
				  TER user with an individual User Identification and password;
(4) oath of confidentiality (on file at
				  facility);
(5) a completed
				  Application for Birth Registrar Certification/Re-certification; and
(6) physicians, midwives or persons acting as
				  midwives must provide current licensing information with their respective
				  licensing bodies.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter D - BIRTH REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION › Section 181.53 - Continuing Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. Each
				  birth registrar holding an active certification and registering births in this
				  state is required to participate in continuing education as a condition of
				  certification renewal.
(b) Credit
				  hours required.
(1) Birth registrars who
				  actively register births in this state are required to obtain 8 hours of
				  continuing education every two-year renewal period. A birth registrar may
				  receive credit for a course only once during a renewal period.
(2) The following are mandatory continuing
				  education hours and subjects for each renewal period.
(A) Electronic Registration - 1 credit hours.
				  This course must at least cover principals of electronic birth registration for
				  this state.
(B) Other training - 7
				  credit hours. These approved courses should cover laws, rules, best practices,
				  policies and procedures relevant to the registration of births in this
				  state.
(3) It is the
				  responsibility of the licensee to track the number of hours accumulated during
				  a certification period.
(4) Failure
				  to comply. The Vital Statistics Unit will not renew the certification of an
				  individual who fails to obtain the continuing education requirements of this
				  section.
(5) Any birth registrar
				  receiving credit for continuing education obtained fraudulently shall be
				  reported and/or investigated by the State Registrar or the State Registrar's
				  representative and, if necessary, shall report a violation of this section to
				  the appropriate district or county attorney for prosecution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter D - BIRTH REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION › Section 181.54 - Application for Birth Registrar Certification/Re-Certification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each birth
				  registrar must complete an online Application for Birth Registrar
				  Certification/Re-Certification provided by the Vital Statistics Unit.
(b) The completed Application for Birth
				  Registrar Certification/Re-Certification must be submitted, along with the
				  other certification requirements set forth by this subchapter, on or before the
				  end of the certification renewal period.
(c) Each birth registrar must permanently
				  retain a completed copy of the Application for Birth Registrar
				  Certification/Re-Certification. This retention may be in an electronic
				  format.
(d) Birth registrars
				  knowingly making a false statement on the Application for Birth Registrar
				  Certification/Re-Certification will be subject to immediate revocation of their
				  certification and have their electronic registration privileges
				  revoked.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter E - DELAYED REGISTRATION › Section 181.60 - Delayed Certification of Birth

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  When a certificate of birth of a person born in this state has not been
				  registered before the one-year anniversary of the date of birth, a delayed
				  certificate of birth may be submitted in accordance with regulations of the
				  Vital Statistics Unit. No delayed certificate of birth shall be registered
				  until the evidentiary requirements as specified in regulation have been
				  met.
(b) A certificate of birth
				  submitted under this section shall be marked "Delayed" and show the date of
				  registration. The delayed certificate of birth shall contain a summary
				  statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration.
				  Probate records and delayed records may not be abstracted.
(c) An application to file a delayed
				  certificate of birth for a birth in this state not registered before the
				  one-year anniversary of the date of birth shall be made to the State
				  Registrar.
(d) No delayed
				  certificate of birth shall be registered for a deceased person.
(e) When an applicant as defined by
				  regulation does not submit the minimum documentation required in the
				  regulations for delayed registration or when the State Registrar has cause to
				  question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's (sworn, notarized,
				  witnessed) statement or the documentary evidence, and if the deficiencies are
				  not corrected, the State Registrar shall not register the delayed certificate
				  of birth. The State Registrar shall advise the applicant of the reasons for
				  this action, and shall further advise the applicant of his or her right to file
				  a petition in the county probate court of the county in which the birth
				  occurred for an order establishing a record of the person's date of birth,
				  place of birth, and parentage.
(f)
				  The State Registrar may provide for the dismissal of an application that is not
				  actively pursued.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter E - DELAYED REGISTRATION › Section 181.61 - Who May Request the Registration of a Delayed Certificate of Birth

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Any person 18
				  years of age or older born in the State of Texas whose birth is not recorded in
				  this state may request the registration of a delayed certificate of birth,
				  subject to these regulations and instructions issued by the State Registrar.
				  The information on the form must be subscribed and sworn to, before an official
				  authorized to administer oaths, by:
(1) the
				  person whose birth is to be registered; or
(2) the person's parent, legal guardian, or
				  legal representative if the person is incompetent to swear to the
				  information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter E - DELAYED REGISTRATION › Section 181.62 - Documentary Evidence; Requirements and Acceptability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To be acceptable
				  for registration:
(1) the name of the person
				  at the time of the birth and the date and place of birth entered on a delayed
				  registration of birth shall be supported by at least:
(A) two documents, only one of which may be
				  an affidavit of personal knowledge, if the birth occurred at least four years
				  but less than 15 years before the date of the application; or
(B) three documents, only one of which may be
				  an affidavit of personal knowledge, if the birth occurred 15 or more years
				  before the date of the application; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter E - DELAYED REGISTRATION › Section 181.63 - Abstraction of Documentary Evidence

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The State Registrar or his or her designated representative shall abstract on
				  the delayed certificate of birth a description of each document submitted to
				  support the facts. This description shall include:
(1) the title or description of the
				  document;
(2) the name and address
				  of the custodial organization, if any;
(3) the creation date of the original
				  document; and
(4) all birth facts
				  required by §
											181.62
				  of this title (relating to Documentary Evidence; Requirements and
				  Acceptability) contained in each document accepted as evidence.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter E - DELAYED REGISTRATION › Section 181.64 - Verification by the State Registrar

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The State Registrar, or his or her designated
					 representative, shall verify:
(1) that
				  no prior certificate of birth is registered in this state for the person whose
				  birth is to be recorded;
(2) that
				  he or she has reviewed the evidence submitted to establish the facts of birth;
				  and
(3) that the abstract of the
				  evidence appearing on the delayed certificate of birth accurately reflects the
				  nature and content of the document.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter E - DELAYED REGISTRATION › Section 181.65 - Dismissal After One Year

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An application for a delayed certificate of birth that has
					 not been completed within one year from the date of application may be
					 dismissed at the discretion of the State Registrar. Upon dismissal, the State
					 Registrar shall so advise the applicant and documents submitted in support of
					 such registration shall be returned to the applicant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 200.2 - General Reporting Guidelines for Health Care-Associated Infection and Preventable Adverse Event Data

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All general
				  hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers in operation during any part of a
				  reporting quarter described in §
										200.1 of
				  this title (relating to Definitions) shall submit HAI data, including whether
				  the HAI contributed to a patient's death, and the death of a patient as
				  specified in §§
										200.3-
				  200.7
				  of this title (relating to How to Report; Which Events to Report; Data to
				  Report; When to Initiate Reporting; and Schedule for HAI and PAE Reporting) to
				  NHSN. PAE information as specified in §
										200.6
				  of this title shall be reported via the TxHSN portal or its
				  successor.
(b) Facilities that fail
				  to comply with reporting requirements are subject to the enforcement provisions
				  of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 98, Subchapter D.
(c) HAI or PAE data submission does not
				  constitute the report of a disease as defined and required in Chapter 97 of
				  this title (relating to Communicable Diseases).
(d) HAI, including whether the HAI
				  contributed to a patient's death, or PAE data submission does not constitute
				  annual events or incident reporting as defined in §
										133.49 of
				  this title (relating to Reporting Requirements), or §
										135.26 of
				  this title (relating to Reporting Requirements).
(e) The facility shall ensure that the
				  department has accurate email and phone information for a facility contact. The
				  facility shall ensure that communications from the department are continuously
				  monitored even if the position is vacant for any reason (vacation, illness,
				  etc.).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 200.3 - How to Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Facilities
				  shall submit HAI and NHSN-reported PAEs, including whether the HAI or
				  NHSN-reported PAE contributed to a patient's death to NHSN. Health care
				  facilities shall report TxHSN-reported PAEs through the TxHSN portal or its
				  successor.
(b) Facilities shall
				  comply with the process prescribed by this chapter and NHSN to allow the
				  department access to HAI data, including whether the HAI contributed to a
				  patient's death, and/or designated PAE data as specified in §§ 200.3-
				  200.7
				  of this title (relating to How to Report; Which Events to Report; Data to
				  Report; When to Initiate Reporting; and Schedule for HAI and PAE
				  Reporting).
(c) Facilities shall
				  use their facility identification number to identify their facility in the
				  electronic data and correspondence with the department. Each facility meeting
				  the definition of ambulatory surgical center or general hospital as defined in
				  §
										200.1(2) and
				  (12) of this title (relating to Definitions)
				  shall have its own facility identification number.
(1) CMS certified health care facilities
				  shall use the CMS-assigned provider number.
(2) If a facility has multiple campuses
				  associated by ownership, each site shall each use a unique CMS provider number.
				  In the event that a facility is not CMS certified or a facility operates
				  multiple facilities under one CMS number, the facility shall use the
				  identification number assigned by NHSN.
(3) The relationship between CMS-assigned and
				  NHSN-assigned facility identifiers and the name and license number of the
				  facility is public information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 200.4 - Which Events to Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) ICD-CM codes as
				  designated by the federal NHSN shall constitute the definition of events listed
				  in this rule. Facilities shall adapt to changes in ICD-CM specifications as
				  directed by NHSN and the department.
(b) A health care facility shall report HAI
				  data to the department for any HAI occurring in the facility that CMS requires
				  to be reported through NHSN. The HAI data must include the causative pathogen
				  if the infection is laboratory-confirmed. A current list of reportable HAIs can
				  be found at HAITexas.org.
(c) A
				  health care facility shall report each HAI to the department under this section
				  regardless of the facility's participation in Medicare.
(d) Facilities shall report whether the HAI
				  or the NHSN-reported PAE contributed to a patient's death either directly or by
				  exacerbating an existing disease condition which then led to death.
(e) A health care facility shall report any
				  of the following preventable adverse events involving the facility's patient. A
				  current list of reportable PAEs can be found at PAETexas.org.
(1) A health care-associated adverse
				  condition or event for which the Medicare program will not provide additional
				  payment to the facility under a policy adopted by the federal Centers for
				  Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(2)
				  An event included in the list of adverse events identified by the National
				  Quality Forum.
(3) The executive
				  commissioner may exclude an adverse event from the reporting requirement if the
				  executive commissioner, in consultation with the advisory panel, determines
				  that the adverse event is not an appropriate indicator of a preventable adverse
				  event.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 200.5 - Data to Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Data required to be submitted in §
										200.4 of
					 this title (relating to Which Events to Report) shall be reported using the
					 training, enrollment, case definitions and protocols required by the department
					 in coordination with NHSN. Specific modules and variables will be identified
					 for facilities prior to the enrollment deadline through training, departmental
					 website (HAITexas.org and PAETexas.org), and notification of the facility
					 contact. Content or data element changes will be communicated in the same
					 manner 90 calendar days in advance of the change.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 200.6 - When to Initiate Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All health
				  care facilities who meet the criteria in §
										200.4 of
				  this title (relating to Which Events to Report) shall enroll in NHSN within 90
				  calendar days of the designation of NHSN as the secure electronic interface to
				  report HAI or NHSN-reported PAE data. In addition, all health care facilities
				  shall notify the department to obtain TxHSN user accounts and report
				  TxHSN-reported PAEs through TxHSN or its successor. Facilities will be required
				  to do this within 90 calendar days of when TxHSN-reported PAEs are required to
				  be reported or for newly reporting facilities, within 90 days of becoming
				  eligible to report TxHSN-reported PAEs.
(b) Facilities shall submit HAI and
				  designated PAE data beginning with the entire reporting quarter of the
				  effective date in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Facilities that are required to report
				  after this initial enrollment period (e.g., newly licensed, change in provider
				  status, etc.) shall enroll within 90 calendar days of the date the facilities
				  become eligible to report in accordance with §
										200.2
				  of this title (relating to General Reporting Guidelines for Health
				  Care-Associated Infection and Preventable Adverse Event Data) and §
										200.3 of
				  this title (relating to How to Report) and shall submit data beginning with the
				  entire reporting quarter after becoming eligible.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 200.7 - Schedule for HAI and PAE Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Facilities shall submit HAI and designated PAE data according to the following
				  schedule in Table 1.
Attached
					 Graphic
(1) HAI and
				  designated PAE data for device days and procedures occurring between January 1
				  and March 31 shall be submitted no later than May 31 of the same calendar
				  year.
(2) HAI and designated PAE
				  data for device days and procedures occurring between April 1 and June 30 shall
				  be submitted no later than August 31, of the same calendar year.
(3) HAI and designated PAE data for device
				  days and procedures occurring between July 1 and September 30 shall be
				  submitted no later than November 30 of the same calendar year.
(4) HAI and designated PAE data for device
				  days and procedures occurring between October 1 and December 31 shall be
				  submitted no later than February 28 of the following calendar year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 200.8 - Verification of Health Care-Associated Infection and Preventable Adverse Event Data and Correction of Errors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Data verification.
(1) The department shall
				  establish acceptance criteria to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all
				  data submitted to the department and will make these criteria
				  available.
(2) The department will
				  notify the facility contact by email to acknowledge receipt of data and to
				  communicate its acceptability within 15 calendar days after the facility data
				  submission deadline described in §
											200.7
				  of this title (relating to Schedule for HAI and PAE Reporting). This
				  notification will include specific information on any errors found.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 200.9 - Data Summary Display

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Development of
				  data summary.
(1) The department shall
				  compile a data summary for each reporting facility. The data summary shall be
				  made available to the public on an Internet website in a format to be
				  determined by the department.
(2)
				  The data summary shall be based on data submitted by the facility and may
				  include raw numbers for numerator and denominator, rates, risk-adjustments, and
				  state and national comparative data.
(3) Facilities that have failed to submit
				  data or submitted data in a format other than that specified by the department
				  shall be identified in the summary made available to the public.
(4) Data summaries based on data that the
				  department has determined to be inaccurate or incomplete which has not or
				  cannot be corrected by the facility in a timely fashion shall be included in
				  the data summary. Explanatory notes shall be included in the summary to inform
				  the public of the nature of the data deficiencies.
(5) Data displays shall be based on the best
				  available data at the time the summaries are completed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 200.10 - Data Validation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All data submitted by facilities are subject to data
					 validation. When requested by the department, a health care facility shall
					 provide the department access to, copies of and/or information from the
					 facility documents and records underlying and documenting the data submitted,
					 as well as other patient related documentation deemed necessary to validate
					 facility data.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS › Subchapter B - HEALTHCARE SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 200.40 - Healthcare Safety Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The committee. The Healthcare Safety Advisory Committee (committee) is
				  appointed under and governed by this section.
(b) Applicable law. The committee is subject
				  to Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110.
(c) Purpose. The purpose of the committee is
				  to provide a forum to obtain stakeholder input on program initiatives and
				  proposals for consideration by the Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Branch
				  (EAIDB) of the Texas Department of State Health Services.
(d) Tasks.
(1) The committee provides stakeholder
				  feedback related to program initiatives.
(2) The committee participates in workgroups
				  to develop guidance related to program activities as requested by
				  EAIDB.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 205 - PRODUCT SAFETY › Subchapter A - BEDDING RULES › Section 205.1 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of these sections is to designate the
					 requirements and the terms, definitions, nomenclature, and conditions as
					 commonly used and recognized in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of
					 bedding and furniture products and filling materials. Classifications of
					 materials in these regulations are intended to have understandable meaning to
					 regulated businesses and consumers. The definitions used are in conformity with
					 those adopted by the majority of states, Canada, the Federal Trade Commission
					 and the Association of Bedding and Furniture Law Officials.