Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 421 - HEALTH CARE INFORMATION
Subchapter C - RULES RELATING TO REPORTS, DATA REQUESTS AND DATA FEES
Section 421.42 - Procedures for Provider Level Public Information Reports

(a) One or more executive leaders of DSHS shall issue a charge to DSHS' staff to produce a provider level public information report.

(b) DSHS staff shall provide a written description of the charge to the executive leader assigning the charge. Clarification of the charge shall be made at this time, if required.

(c) DSHS staff shall submit the written description of the charge to the affected staff member.

(d) DSHS staff shall research, investigate, deliberate or reconcile the charge and generate the outcome or draft of the product requested in the charge.

(e) Upon completion of subsection (d) of this section DSHS staff shall submit this to any additional DSHS staff for recommendations as required by the charge or Chapter 108, Health and Safety Code.

(f) DSHS staff shall submit a report or arrange for a presentation to the executive leader or director, after DSHS staff have made their recommendations or produced the report.

(g) The executive leader may review, discuss, deliberate, or take action on the report or presentation. If the executive leader approves the report or presentation, a recommendation to the director for approval shall be made. If further modifications are required for the report or presentation, the executive leader shall issue a new charge and subsections (a) - (g) of this section shall be followed until a recommendation is approved or is disapproved.