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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health |
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Services of hospitals that commit certain violations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 241, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 241.0555 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 241.0555. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: POTENTIALLY |
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PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS. (a) If the department finds that a |
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hospital has committed a violation that resulted in a potentially |
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preventable adverse event reportable under Chapter 98, as added by |
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Chapter 359 (Senate Bill No. 288), Acts of the 80th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2007, the department shall require the hospital to |
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develop and implement a plan for approval by the department to |
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address the deficiencies that may have contributed to the |
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preventable adverse event. |
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(b) The department may require the plan under this section |
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to include: |
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(1) staff training and education; |
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(2) supervision requirements for certain staff; |
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(3) increased staffing requirements; |
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(4) increased reporting to the department; and |
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(5) a review and amendment of hospital policies |
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relating to patient safety. |
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(c) The department shall carefully and frequently monitor |
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the hospital's adherence to the plan under this section and enforce |
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compliance. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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potentially preventable adverse event that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |