87R11000 EAS-F
By: Miles, Huffman S.B. No. 1625
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to minimum standards for end stage renal disease
facilities regarding treatment provided during certain disasters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 251.014, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) The rules adopted under Section 251.003 must contain
minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of
an end stage renal disease facility, including standards for:
(1) the qualifications and supervision of the
professional staff, including physicians, and other personnel;
(2) the equipment used by the facility is compatible
with the health and safety of the patients;
(3) the sanitary and hygienic conditions in the
facility;
(4) quality assurance for patient care;
(5) the provision and coordination of treatment and
services by the facility;
(6) clinical records maintained by the facility;
(7) design and space requirements for the facility for
safe access by patients and personnel and for ensuring patient
privacy;
(8) indicators of the quality of care provided by the
facility; [and]
(9) water treatment and reuse by the facility; and
(10) the continued treatment of patients during a
public health disaster declared under Chapter 81 or a state of
disaster declared under Chapter 418, Government Code, related to
public health, including the adoption of an emergency operation
plan approved by the commission.
(c) The standards described by Subsection (a)(10) must
prohibit a facility from closing or reducing its hours of operation
during a disaster described by that subsection unless the facility
obtains permission from the commission before the closure or
reduction in hours.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement
Section 251.014, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.