Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES
Subchapter M - TEXAS PERINATAL CARE SYSTEM
Section 37.258 - Data Analysis and Progress Report
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 37.258
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Annually the department shall provide each perinatal resource coordinating group (PRCG) with:
(1) information pertaining
to the population of women of child-bearing age and infants within its
perinatal planning area (PPA), including:
(A)
neonatal mortality rate, postneonatal (beginning after 28 completed days after
birth and extending through one completed year of life) mortality rate, infant
mortality rate, and maternal mortality rate;
(B) information collated from birth and death
certificates, including but not limited to:
(i) trimester of entry into prenatal
care;
(ii) number of prenatal
visits related to time of entry into prenatal care;
(iii) maternal use of tobacco, drugs, and
alcohol;
(iv) number of low birth
weight infants;
(v) number of
pre-term infants;
(vi) numbers and
rates of low birth weight and very low birth weight infants by facility of
birth;
(vii) causes of infant
deaths;
(viii) causes of maternal
deaths;
(ix) maternal transports
and infant transports; and
(C) other information available from state
reported data and registries upon request of the PRCG; and
(2) information recorded by the department
pertaining to the perinatal care facilities within the PPA, including licensure
status and level designation as perinatal center.
(b) Each PRCG shall file an annual report in a format approved by the department describing its activities and progress toward outcome objectives projected in the plan or in the revised plan, as described in § 37.257 of this title (relating to Perinatal Plans). The report shall include:
(1) evidence that the members of the PRCG and
perinatal networks are involved in evaluation and management of the
plan;
(2) changes in the membership
of the PRCG;
(3) documentation of
community-based consumer education, including topics concerning prevention of
health risks; the importance of early and regular preventive health check-ups;
and access to the perinatal care systems;
(4) documentation of perinatal provider
education concerning the availability of high risk screening tools, patient
counseling, referral protocols, and population-based health needs assessment;
and
(5) documentation of progress
toward the goals and objectives stated in their plan.
(c) The department shall maintain the confidentiality of all information in these reports to the extent authorized by the Texas Open Records Act, Government Code, Chapter 552.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Texas may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
