Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 260A.016 — REPORTS RELATING TO DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF AN INSTITUTION
HS § 260A.016Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 260A. REPORTS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN FACILITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 242.002.
(b)An institution shall submit a report to the department concerning deaths of residents of the institution. The report must be submitted not later than the 10th day after the last day of each month in which a resident of the institution dies. The report must also include the death of a resident occurring within 24 hours after the resident is transferred from the institution to a hospital.
(c)The institution must make the report on a form prescribed by the department. The report must contain the name and social security number of the deceased.
(d)The department shall correlate reports under this section with death certificate information to develop data relating to the:
(1)name and age of the deceased;
(2)official cause of death listed on the death certificate;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.05(c), eff. September 28, 2011.