Texas § 191.012 DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN HOSPITALS.

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§ 191.012 — DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN HOSPITALS.

Texas § 191.012

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 191.012 (2026).

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Sec. 191.012. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN HOSPITALS.

(a)In this section:

(1)"Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 .

(2)"Trauma facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003 .

(b)The department shall implement an efficient and effective procedure to provide death information to a hospital designated as a Level I trauma facility to assist with the hospital's participation in the Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540 , Government Code.

(c)The procedure implemented under Subsection (b) at a minimum must provide the following information for each deceased person for whom a death certificate is filed with a local registrar in this state:

(1)the county of residence of the deceased;

(2)the date of birth of the deceased; and

(3)the full

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Sec. 191.012. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN HOSPITALS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 .
(2) "Trauma facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003 .
(b) The department shall implement an efficient and effective procedure to provide death information to a hospital designated as a Level I trauma facility to assist with the hospital's participation in the Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540 , Government Code.
(c) The procedure implemented under Subsection (b) at a minimum must provide the following information for each deceased person for whom a death certificate is filed with a local registrar in this state:
(1) the county of residence of the deceased;
(2) the date of birth of the deceased; and
(3) the full name of the deceased.
(d) Subject to available resources, the department may use the procedure implemented under Subsection (b) to provide death information to a hospital that is not designated as a Level I trauma facility.
SUBCHAPTER B. RECORDS OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND FETAL DEATHS