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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the maintenance by certain hospitals of records |
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regarding certain uncompensated care costs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 311, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 311.034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 311.034. RECORDS OF CERTAIN COSTS REQUIRED; REPORT. |
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(a) A public or private hospital that receives trauma funds under |
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Section 773.122, 780.004, or 782.003 or Section 403.106, Government |
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Code, shall maintain a record of: |
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(1) the amount of uncompensated care costs at the |
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hospital resulting from workplace injuries; and |
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(2) the cause of each workplace injury for which |
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treatment is uncompensated or, if the cause is not known, the name |
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of the employer of the injured person. |
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(b) A hospital described by Subsection (a) annually shall |
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submit to the department a report containing the records required |
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by that subsection. |
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(c) The department shall provide technical assistance to a |
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hospital described by Subsection (a) to maximize the efficiency of |
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reporting under this section. |
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SECTION 2. A hospital required to report to the Department |
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of State Health Services under Section 311.034, Health and Safety |
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Code, as added by this Act, shall submit the initial report required |
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by that section not later than August 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |