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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training for members of the governing body of a rural |
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hospital. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 241.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 241.012. TRAINING FOR GOVERNING BODY OF RURAL |
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HOSPITAL. (a) In this section, "rural hospital" means a hospital |
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licensed under this chapter that is: |
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(1) located in a county with a population of less than |
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60,000; or |
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(2) designated by the Centers for Medicare and |
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Medicaid Services as a critical access hospital, rural referral |
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center, or sole community hospital and is not located in an area |
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defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as a |
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metropolitan statistical area. |
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(b) A rural hospital shall provide to a member of the |
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hospital's governing body, on the member's request, an education |
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and training course on the governing body's powers and duties and |
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other appropriate topics. |
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(c) The course provided under Subsection (b) must be: |
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(1) developed using requirements and standards |
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determined by the Center for Optimizing Rural Health of the Texas |
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A&M Rural and Community Health Institute or a successor |
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organization; |
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(2) provided at no cost to the requesting member; and |
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(3) available in an electronic format. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |