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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to minimum standards for end stage renal disease |
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facilities regarding treatment provided during certain disasters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 251.014, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The rules adopted under Section 251.003 must contain |
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minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of |
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an end stage renal disease facility, including standards for: |
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(1) the qualifications and supervision of the |
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professional staff, including physicians, and other personnel; |
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(2) the equipment used by the facility is compatible |
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with the health and safety of the patients; |
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(3) the sanitary and hygienic conditions in the |
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facility; |
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(4) quality assurance for patient care; |
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(5) the provision and coordination of treatment and |
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services by the facility; |
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(6) clinical records maintained by the facility; |
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(7) design and space requirements for the facility for |
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safe access by patients and personnel and for ensuring patient |
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privacy; |
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(8) indicators of the quality of care provided by the |
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facility; [and] |
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(9) water treatment and reuse by the facility; and |
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(10) the continued treatment of patients during a |
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public health disaster declared under Chapter 81 or a state of |
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disaster declared under Chapter 418, Government Code, related to |
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public health, including the adoption of an emergency operation |
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plan approved by the commission. |
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(c) The standards described by Subsection (a)(10) must |
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prohibit a facility from closing or reducing its hours of operation |
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during a disaster described by that subsection unless the facility |
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obtains permission from the commission before the closure or |
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reduction in hours. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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Section 251.014, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |