Bill Text: TX SB373 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Bill 373 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health Services of hospitals that commit certain violations.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-28 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB373 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB373-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 373




	AN ACT
	relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health
	Services of hospitals that commit certain violations.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Margaret Joy Thomas
	Act.
	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 241, Health and Safety
	Code, is amended by adding Section 241.0555 to read as follows:
	Sec. 241.0555. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: POTENTIALLY
	PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS. (a) If the department finds that a
	hospital has committed a violation that resulted in a potentially
	preventable adverse event reportable under Chapter 98, the
	department shall require the hospital to develop and implement a
	plan for approval by the department to address the deficiencies
	that may have contributed to the preventable adverse event.
	(b) The department may require the plan under this section
	to include:
	(1) staff training and education;
	(2) supervision requirements for certain staff;
	(3) increased staffing requirements;
	(4) increased reporting to the department; and
	(5) a review and amendment of hospital policies
	relating to patient safety.
	(c) The department shall carefully and frequently monitor
	the hospital's adherence to the plan under this section and enforce
	compliance.
	SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
	potentially preventable adverse event that occurs on or after the
	effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 373 passed the Senate on
	March 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
	the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 19, 2015, by the
	following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 373 passed the House, with
	amendment, on May 13, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 81,
	Nays 58, two present not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor