83R3729 AJZ-F
By: Zerwas H.B. No. 2128
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of ST segment elevation myocardial
infarction facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (17-a) to read as follows:
(17-a) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under
Chapter 241.
SECTION 2. Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter I to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER I. ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION SERVICES
Sec. 773.251. ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
FACILITIES. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for
designating a hospital as an ST segment elevation myocardial
infarction receiving center if the hospital has been accredited as
a Mission: Lifeline ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Receiving Center by the Society for Cardiovascular Patient Care,
the American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
organization that provides the accreditation.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for
designating a hospital as an ST segment elevation myocardial
infarction referral center if the hospital has been accredited as a
Mission: Lifeline ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Referral Center by the Society for Cardiovascular Patient Care, the
American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
organization that provides the accreditation.
(c) A hospital may apply to the department for designation
as an ST segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving center
or an ST segment elevation myocardial infarction referral center,
and the department shall grant the designation if the facility
meets the requirements for the designation under this section.
Sec. 773.252. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION. The
department may suspend or revoke a hospital's designation as an ST
segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving center or an ST
segment elevation myocardial infarction referral center, after
notice and hearing, if the department determines that the hospital
has not maintained the requirements for the designation under
Section 773.251.
SECTION 3. The executive commissioner of the Health and
Human Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to
implement Subchapter I, Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, as
added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2014.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.