REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS
The proposal is necessary to comply with Senate Bill (S.B.) 384, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 98, Reporting of Health Care-Associated Infections and Preventable Adverse Events. The new law alters the list of health care-associated infections (HAIs) that health care facilities must report to DSHS by removing the language outlining the specific medical procedures required for HAI reporting by facility type, and replacing it with a requirement for all health care facilities to report the list of HAIs that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require facilities participating in the Medicare program to report. These changes have the effect of aligning state reporting requirements with federal CMS reporting requirements. Health care facilities will now have one set of HAI data elements to report, instead of having to report one set of data elements mandated by Texas and another mandated by CMS. This alignment will significantly ease reporting requirements. Public comments must be submitted no later than 31 days after Sept. 13th Texas Register publication. Earliest possible date of adoption: October 13, 2019.
The purpose of the proposal is to update the requirements for establishing a nursing peer review committee. The proposal is necessary to comply with House Bill (H.B.) 3296, 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, which amended the Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 303, related to nursing peer review committees. Public comments must be submitted no later than 31 days after Sept. 13th Texas Register publication. Earliest possible date of adoption: October 13, 2019.
