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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to rules for hospital sanitation standards and a |
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limitation on certain Department of State Health Services rules. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 241.026(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules and the |
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department shall enforce the rules to further the purposes of this |
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chapter. The rules at a minimum shall address: |
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(1) minimum requirements for staffing by physicians |
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and nurses; |
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(2) hospital services relating to patient care; |
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(3) fire prevention and[,] safety[, and sanitation] |
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requirements in hospitals; |
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(4) patient care and a patient bill of rights; |
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(5) compliance with other state and federal laws |
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affecting the health, safety, and rights of hospital patients; |
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[and] |
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(6) compliance with nursing peer review under |
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Subchapter I, Chapter 301, and Chapter 303, Occupations Code, and |
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the rules of the Texas Board of Nursing relating to peer review; and |
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(7) requirements for implementing standards for |
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sanitation procedures established to prevent infection or illness |
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in a hospital. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.0745 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.0745. LIMITATION ON RULEMAKING AUTHORITY FOR |
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CERTAIN RULES. The executive commissioner by rule may only |
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prescribe a medical care, health care, or health care facility |
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standard that: |
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(1) is based on widespread and peer-reviewed |
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scientific research; and |
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(2) reflects best practices as determined by the |
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medical community. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |