1 Tex. Admin. Code § 254.1 - Designation and Funding of Regional Poison Control Centers
(a) Purpose. Health and Safety Code, Chapter
777, provides the Commission on State Emergency Communications (Commission)
with the authority to establish a program to award grants to fund a network of
regional poison control centers (RPCCs). Funding of the grants comes from
revenues generated by the equalization surcharge imposed under Health and
Safety Code, §
771.072 and
appropriated to the Commission.
(b)
The Commission shall designate the service area region for each RPCC. The
regions are as follows:
(1) The University of
Texas Medical Branch at Galveston--Texas Health and Human Services (HHS)
Regions 5 and 6;
(2) The Dallas
County Hospital District/North Texas Poison Center--HHS Regions 3 and
4;
(3) The University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio--HHS Regions 8 and 11;
(4) The University Medical Center of El Paso,
El Paso County Hospital District--HHS Regions 9 and 10;
(5) The Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center at Amarillo--HHS Regions 1 and 2; and
(6) Scott & White Memorial Hospital--HHS
Region 7.
(c)
Eligibility for Grants. The entities eligible to request grants are the
regional poison control centers for the state, designated in Health and Safety
Code, Chapter 777, as follows:
(1) The
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;
(2) The Dallas County Hospital District/North
Texas Poison Center;
(3) The
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;
(4) The University Medical Center of El Paso,
El Paso County Hospital District;
(5) The Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center at Amarillo; and
(6) Scott
& White Memorial Hospital, Temple.
(d) Requests for Grants. A RPCC shall request
a grant by submitting to the Commission a strategic plan or amendment to an
approved strategic plan developed in accordance with Commission Rule
§254.3, Regional Strategic Plans and Reporting for Poison Control
Service.
(e) Grant Criteria. As
required by Health and Safety Code §
777.009(b),
the criteria for awarding grants to a RPCC includes the following:
(1) the need of the region based on criteria
including, but not limited to, population and geographical area served for
poison control services, and the extent to which the grant would meet the
identified need;
(2) the assurance
of providing quality services;
(3)
the availability of other funding sources;
(4) achieving and/or maintaining
accreditation as a poison control center with the American Association of
Poison Control Centers (AAPCC); and
(5) maintenance of effort.
(f) Grant Awards. Upon review and
approval of grant requests, the Commission shall award a grant to an RPCC from
appropriated equalization surcharge to fund approved strategic plans, or
amendments thereto, to carry out the duties specified in Health and Safety Code
Chapter 777. In reviewing requests for grants, the Commission shall consider:
(1) whether the strategic plan or amendment:
(A) complies with Commission rules and
policies;
(B) may be effectively
implemented;
(C) is cost
effective;
(D) is appropriate to
providing poison control service; and
(2) the ability of the RPCC to meet the
requirements and functions in its strategic plan or amendment.
(g) Use of Grant Funds. As
determined by the Commission in approving RPCC Strategic Plans under Commission
Rule §254.3, Regional Strategic Plans and Reporting for Poison Control
Service, awarded grant funds may only be used to provide poison control service
as follows:
(1) Telephone Services;
(2) Community Programs and Assistance. To
inform the public on poison prevention methods and inform and educate health
professionals on the management of poison and overdose victims;
(3) Research Programs;
(4) Information at Birth; and
(5) Achieving or Maintaining AAPCC
Accreditation.
(h)
Notice. The Commission shall notify each RPCC of the approval or disapproval of
its strategic plan or amendment not later than the 90th day after the date the
Commission receives an administratively complete plan or amendment. If the
Commission disapproves the plan, it shall specify the reasons for disapproval
and set a deadline for submission of a modified plan or amendment.
(i) Contracts. Upon approval of a grant
request, an RPCC shall execute a contract with the Commission to implement the
approved strategic plan, or amend its existing contract as necessary to
implement an approved strategic plan amendment. Per Commission rules, policies,
and procedures, and the Uniform Grant Management Standards, the Commission
shall provide in a Commission Program Policy Statement a standard form contract
to be executed by the parties.
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