Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 166.054 — REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ETHICS OR MEDICAL COMMITTEE PROCESSES

HS § 166.054Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 166. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES · Art. B. DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS

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(a)Not later than the 180th day after the date written notice is provided under Section 166.046(b)(1), a health care facility shall prepare and submit to the commission a report that contains the following information:

(1)the number of days that elapsed from the patient's admission to the facility to the date notice was provided under Section 166.046(b)(1);

(2)whether the ethics or medical committee met to review the case under Section 166.046 and, if the committee did meet, the number of days that elapsed from the date notice was provided under Section 166.046(b)(1) to the date the meeting was held;

(3)whether the patient was:

(A)transferred to a physician within the same facility who was willing to comply with the patient's advance directive or a health care or treatment decision made by or on behalf of the patient;

(B)transferred to a different health care facility; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3162), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.