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 200.8 - Verification of Health Care-Associated Infection and Preventable Adverse Event Data and Correction of Errors

(1) The department shall establish acceptance criteria to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data submitted to the department and will make these criteria available.

(2) The department will notify the facility contact by email to acknowledge receipt of data and to communicate its acceptability within 15 calendar days after the facility data submission deadline described in § 200.7 of this title (relating to Schedule for HAI and PAE Reporting). This notification will include specific information on any errors found.

(1) Facilities shall correct all identified errors, including data determined to be missing, and resubmit the corrected data through NHSN or its successor for HAI and NHSN-reported PAEs. Facilities shall correct data for TxHSN-reported PAEs through the TxHSN portal or its successor.

(2) Corrections shall be submitted according to the following schedule.

(3) If the facility is unable to correct an identified error or disputes one or more of the identified errors, the facility contact shall notify the department by email, fax, or in writing the reasons why these are the best available data within 15 calendar days of receipt of notice of corrections.

(4) Data corrections that occur following publication of a data summary shall be submitted to NHSN or its successor for HAI and NHSN-reported PAEs. Data corrections for TxHSN-reported PAEs that occur following publication of a data summary shall be submitted through TxHSN or its successor.