Tex. Health & Safety Code § 241.0555 · Subchapter C. ENFORCEMENT
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the department finds that a hospital has committed a violation that resulted in a potentially preventable adverse event reportable under Chapter 98, the department shall require the hospital to develop and implement a plan for approval by the department to address the deficiencies that may have contributed to the preventable adverse event.
(b) The department may require the plan under this section to include:
(1) staff training and education;
(2) supervision requirements for certain staff;
(3) increased staffing requirements;
(4) increased reporting to the department; and
(5) a review and amendment of hospital policies relating to patient safety.
(c) The department shall carefully and frequently monitor the hospital's adherence to the plan under this section and enforce compliance.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 373), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.241.htm
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