Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 12 - COMMISSION ON STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS › Chapter 254 - REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTERS › Section 254.3 - Regional Strategic Plans and Reporting for Poison Control Service

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. This rule establishes a
				framework for a regional poison control centers (RPCC) to use in the
				development and submission of a strategic plan for poison control service
				delivery, amendments to an approved strategic plan, and quarterly
				reports.
(b) Requests for Grants.
				To request a grant award from the Commission, an RPCC must submit a regional
				strategic plan, or an amendment to its approved plan, consistent with this
				rule. The Commission's awarding of grants shall be determined in accordance
				with Commission Rule §254.1, Designation and Funding of Regional Poison
				Control Centers.
(c) Strategic
				Plans. In preparing a strategic plan or amendment, an RPCC shall use the
				Commission's standard RPCC strategic plan form as designated in a Commission
				Program Policy Statement following Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS). A
				strategic plan must be updated at least once every state fiscal biennium, in
				addition to any amendments. The RPCC strategic plan form shall include, at a
				minimum, the following:
(1) Poison Control
				Service. A description of how poison control service is to be provided and
				administered that includes:
(A) Staffing. An
				RPCC shall be staffed by physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other
				professionals, trained in various aspects of toxicology and poison control and
				prevention;
(B) Telephone Services.
				An RPCC shall provide toll-free, telephone referral and information service for
				the public and health care professionals according to the criteria established
				by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC);
(C) Community Programs and Assistance. An
				RPCC shall provide:
(i) community education
				programs to inform the public on poison prevention methods;
(ii) information and education to health
				professionals involved in the management of poison and overdose victims,
				including information regarding appropriate therapeutic use of medications,
				their compatibility and stability, and adverse drug reactions and
				interactions;
(iii) professional
				and technical assistance to state agencies requesting toxicological assistance;
				and
(iv) consultation services
				concerning medical toxicology to health care facilities, health care
				professionals, law enforcement, and others. An RPCC may set and charge a fee to
				cover the costs of providing consultation services;
(D) Research Programs. Description of planned
				and ongoing toxicology poison treatment research;
(E) Information at Birth. Description
				includes, but is not limited to, a description of how birth information packets
				are to be distributed within the RPCC's designated region;
(F) Healthcare Treatment Facilities Database.
				Description of the process for maintaining a comprehensive statewide database
				of treatment facilities, capabilities, and specializations; and
(G) American Association of Poison Control
				Centers (AAPCC) Compliance and Accreditation Status. Description of how the
				RPCC provides services in compliance with AAPCC's criteria, and the current
				status of the RPCC's AAPCC accreditation.