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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 32.044 — SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

HS § 32.044Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 32. MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH IMPROVEMENT · Art. B. PERINATAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

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(a)Each voluntary perinatal health care system must have:
(1)a coordinating board responsible for ensuring, providing, or coordinating planning access to services, data collection, and provider education;
(2)access to appropriate emergency medical services;
(3)risk assessment, transport, and transfer protocols for perinatal patients;
(4)one or more health care facilities categorized according to perinatal care capabilities using standards adopted by department rule; and
(5)documentation of broad-based participation in planning by providers of perinatal services and community representatives throughout the defined geographic region.

Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0094, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 32.044 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.