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79R659 MSE-D
By: Nelson S.B. No. 48
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reporting requirements for licensed nursing homes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 242.049(c), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The department shall adopt rules requiring all [All]
licensed nursing homes in the state [may be required] to submit
information designated by the department, including minimum data
set reports, as necessary to improve the quality of care in nursing
homes. Information collected under this subsection that is also
collected under federal law is subject to the other provisions of
this section only to the extent consistent with federal law.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.