26 Tex. Admin. Code § 503.54 - Reporting and Filing Requirements
(a)
Reportable conditions and incidents.
(1) A
center shall report communicable diseases required to be reported under the
Health and Safety Code, §
81.042, and in
accordance with the department's rules under §§ 97.2- 97.5 of this
title (relating to Control of Communicable Diseases).
(2) The following incidents shall be reported
to the department in writing, by mail, or fax within five calendar days of the
occurrence to the Manager of Health Facility Compliance Group, Department of
State Health Services, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756:
(A) a death of a client, newborn, or death of
a fetus during the course of labor occurring in the center; and
(B) a death of a client or newborn occurring
within 24 hours of discharge from the center or transfer to another health care
facility.
(b)
Birth certificate filing requirements.
(1) A
center administrator or his or her designee shall:
(A) file a birth certificate for each birth
at the center; or
(B) ensure that
its birth attendants file the birth certificate in accordance with the Health
and Safety Code, §
192.003.
(2) A center administrator, his or
her designee, or any of its birth attendants shall comply with Health and
Safety Code, §
195.003 and
§
195.004.
(c) Death certificate filing
requirements. A center administrator or birth attendant shall file a death
certificate in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this section.
(d) Data collection for birth defects. If the
department requires data collection concerning birth defects under the Health
and Safety Code, §
87.022, the
center or its birth attendants shall make available for review by the
department or by an authorized agent clinical records or other information that
are in the center's or birth attendant's custody or control and that relate to
the occurrence of a birth defect specified by the board.
(e) A center that donates human fetal tissue
under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 173, shall submit an annual report
to the Health and Human Services Commission that includes for each donation the
specific type of fetal tissue donated and the accredited public or private
institution of higher learning that received the donation. The center shall
submit the annual report no later than January 31st of the subsequent
year.
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