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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES |
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Chapter 98. REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS |
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Subchapter C. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT AND ADVISORY PANEL; REPORTING SYSTEM |
Sec. 98.108. FREQUENCY OF REPORTING
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(a) In consultation with the advisory panel, the executive commissioner by rule shall establish the frequency of reporting by health care facilities required under Sections 98.103 and 98.1045.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), facilities may not be required to report more frequently than quarterly.
(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules requiring reporting more frequently than quarterly if more frequent reporting is necessary to meet the requirements for participation in the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 , Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 724 , Sec. 2(h), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 , Sec. 6.09, eff. September 28, 2011.