Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 200 - REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS
Subchapter A - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Section 200.2 - General Reporting Guidelines for Health Care-Associated Infection and Preventable Adverse Event Data

(a) All general hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers in operation during any part of a reporting quarter described in § 200.1 of this title (relating to Definitions) shall submit HAI data, including whether the HAI contributed to a patient's death, and the death of a patient as specified in §§ 200.3- 200.7 of this title (relating to How to Report; Which Events to Report; Data to Report; When to Initiate Reporting; and Schedule for HAI and PAE Reporting) to NHSN. PAE information as specified in § 200.6 of this title shall be reported via the TxHSN portal or its successor.

(b) Facilities that fail to comply with reporting requirements are subject to the enforcement provisions of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 98, Subchapter D.

(c) HAI or PAE data submission does not constitute the report of a disease as defined and required in Chapter 97 of this title (relating to Communicable Diseases).

(d) HAI, including whether the HAI contributed to a patient's death, or PAE data submission does not constitute annual events or incident reporting as defined in § 133.49 of this title (relating to Reporting Requirements), or § 135.26 of this title (relating to Reporting Requirements).

(e) The facility shall ensure that the department has accurate email and phone information for a facility contact. The facility shall ensure that communications from the department are continuously monitored even if the position is vacant for any reason (vacation, illness, etc.).