Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 251.016 — EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS PLANNING

HS § 251.016Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 251. END STAGE RENAL DISEASE FACILITIES · Art. B. LICENSING OF END STAGE RENAL DISEASE FACILITIES

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(a)In this section and Section 251.017, "emergency" means an incident likely to threaten the health, welfare, or safety of end stage renal disease facility patients or staff or the public, including a fire, equipment failure, power outage, flood, interruption in utility service, medical emergency, or natural or other disaster.

(b)Each end stage renal disease facility shall adopt a written emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan to address the provision of care during an emergency. The plan must:

(1)be updated annually and approved by the facility's leadership each time the plan is updated;

(2)include procedures for notifying each of the following entities as soon as practicable regarding the closure or reduction in hours of operation of the facility due to an emergency:

(A)the department;

(B)each hospital with which the facility has a transfer agreement;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 961 (S.B. 1876), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.