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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 241.001. Short Title - Sec. 241.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 241.002. Purpose - Sec. 241.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Section 241.003. Definitions - Sec. 241.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advanced practice nurse"...
Section 241.004. Exemptions - Sec. 241.004. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to a...
Section 241.005. Employment of Personnel - Sec. 241.005. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL. The department may employ stenographers,...
Section 241.006. Coordination of Signage Requirements Imposed by State Agencies - Sec. 241.006. COORDINATION OF SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY STATE AGENCIES....
Section 241.007. Compliance With Certain Requirements Regarding Sonogram Before Abortion - Sec. 241.007. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SONOGRAM BEFORE ABORTION....
Section 241.008. Induced Deliveries or Cesarean Sections Before 39th Week - Sec. 241.008. INDUCED DELIVERIES OR CESAREAN SECTIONS BEFORE 39TH WEEK....
Section 241.009. Photo Identification Badge Required - Sec. 241.009. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGE REQUIRED. (a) In this section,...
Section 241.010. Disposition of Fetal Remains - Sec. 241.010. DISPOSITION OF FETAL REMAINS. (a) A hospital shall...
Section 241.011. Human Trafficking Signs Required - Sec. 241.011. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED. An emergency department of...
Section 241.012. In-Person Hospital Visitation During Period of Disaster - Sec. 241.012. IN-PERSON HOSPITAL VISITATION DURING PERIOD OF DISASTER. (a)...
Subchapter B. Hospital Licenses
Section 241.021. License Required - Sec. 241.021. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person or governmental unit, acting...
Section 241.022. License Application - Sec. 241.022. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An application for a license...
Section 241.023. Issuance of License - Sec. 241.023. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) On receiving a license...
Section 241.025. License Fees - Sec. 241.025. LICENSE FEES. (a) The department shall charge each...
Section 241.026. Rules and Minimum Standards - Sec. 241.026. RULES AND MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner...
Section 241.0262. Circulating Duties for Surgical Services - Sec. 241.0262. CIRCULATING DUTIES FOR SURGICAL SERVICES. Circulating duties in...
Section 241.0263. Recommendations Relating to Missing Infants - Sec. 241.0263. RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO MISSING INFANTS. (a) The department...
Section 241.0265. Standards for Care for Mental Health and Chemical Dependency - Sec. 241.0265. STANDARDS FOR CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL...
Section 241.027. Patient Transfers - Sec. 241.027. PATIENT TRANSFERS. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt...
Section 241.028. Transfer Agreements - Sec. 241.028. TRANSFER AGREEMENTS. (a) If hospitals execute a transfer...
Section 241.029. Policies and Procedures Relating to Workplace Safety - Sec. 241.029. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY. (a)...
Subchapter C. Enforcement
Section 241.051. Inspections - Sec. 241.051. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department may make any inspection,...
Section 241.052. Compliance With Rules and Standards - Sec. 241.052. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND STANDARDS. (a) A hospital...
Section 241.053. Denial of Application, Suspension, Revocation, Probation, or Reissuance of License - Sec. 241.053. DENIAL OF APPLICATION, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, PROBATION, OR REISSUANCE...
Section 241.0531. Commissioner's Emergency Orders - Sec. 241.0531. COMMISSIONER'S EMERGENCY ORDERS. (a) Following notice to the...
Section 241.054. Violations; Injunctions - Sec. 241.054. VIOLATIONS; INJUNCTIONS. (a) The department shall: (1) notify...
Section 241.055. Civil Penalty - Sec. 241.055. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A hospital shall timely adopt,...
Section 241.0555. Additional Requirements: Potentially Preventable Adverse Events - Sec. 241.0555. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS. (a) If...
Section 241.056. Suit by Person Harmed - Sec. 241.056. SUIT BY PERSON HARMED. (a) A person who...
Section 241.057. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 241.057. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 241.058. Minor Violations - Sec. 241.058. MINOR VIOLATIONS. (a) This chapter does not require...
Section 241.0585. Recovery of Costs - Sec. 241.0585. RECOVERY OF COSTS. If the attorney general brings...
Section 241.059. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 241.059. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may assess an...
Section 241.060. Administrative Penalty for Mental Health, Chemical Dependency, or Rehabilitation Services - Sec. 241.060. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR MENTAL HEALTH, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, OR...
Subchapter E. Staff, Records, and Plan Reviews
Section 241.101. Hospital Authority Concerning Medical Staff - Sec. 241.101. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY CONCERNING MEDICAL STAFF. (a) Except as...
Section 241.1015. Physician Communication and Contracts - Sec. 241.1015. PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION AND CONTRACTS. (a) A hospital, whether...
Section 241.102. Authorizations and Restrictions in Relation to Physicians and Podiatrists - Sec. 241.102. AUTHORIZATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN RELATION TO PHYSICIANS AND...
Section 241.103. Preservation of Records - Sec. 241.103. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS. (a) A hospital may authorize...
Section 241.1031. Preservation of Record From Forensic Medical Examination - Sec. 241.1031. PRESERVATION OF RECORD FROM FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION. (a)...
Section 241.104. Hospital Plan Reviews - Sec. 241.104. HOSPITAL PLAN REVIEWS. (a) The executive commissioner by...
Section 241.105. Hospital Privileges for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants - Sec. 241.105. HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN...
Subchapter F. Medical Rehabilitation Services
Section 241.121. Definition - Sec. 241.121. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "comprehensive medical rehabilitation" means...
Section 241.122. License Required - Sec. 241.122. LICENSE REQUIRED. Unless a person has a license...
Section 241.123. Rehabilitation Services Standards - Sec. 241.123. REHABILITATION SERVICES STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner by...
Subchapter G. Disclosure of Health Care Information
Section 241.151. Definitions - Sec. 241.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Directory information" means...
Section 241.152. Written Authorization for Disclosure of Health Care Information - Sec. 241.152. WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FOR DISCLOSURE OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION....
Section 241.153. Disclosure Without Written Authorization - Sec. 241.153. DISCLOSURE WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION. A patient's health care...
Section 241.1531. Exchange of Inmate's Health Care Information - Sec. 241.1531. EXCHANGE OF INMATE'S HEALTH CARE INFORMATION. Notwithstanding any...
Section 241.154. Request - Sec. 241.154. REQUEST. (a) On receipt of a written authorization...
Section 241.155. Safeguards for Security of Health Care Information - Sec. 241.155. SAFEGUARDS FOR SECURITY OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION. A...
Section 241.156. Patient Remedies - Sec. 241.156. PATIENT REMEDIES. (a) A patient aggrieved by a...
Subchapter H. Hospital Level of Care Designations for Neonatal and Maternal Care
Section 241.182. Level of Care Designations - Sec. 241.182. LEVEL OF CARE DESIGNATIONS. (a) The executive commissioner,...
Section 241.183. Rules - Sec. 241.183. RULES. (a) The executive commissioner, in consultation with...
Section 241.1835. Use of Telemedicine Medical Services - Sec. 241.1835. USE OF TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES. (a) In this...
Section 241.1836. Appeal Process - Sec. 241.1836. APPEAL PROCESS. (a) The rules adopted under Section...
Section 241.1837. Patient Safety Practices Regarding Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder - Sec. 241.1837. PATIENT SAFETY PRACTICES REGARDING PLACENTA ACCRETA SPECTRUM DISORDER....
Section 241.184. Confidentiality; Privilege - Sec. 241.184. CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE. (a) All information and materials submitted...
Section 241.185. Assignment of Level of Care Designation - Sec. 241.185. ASSIGNMENT OF LEVEL OF CARE DESIGNATION. (a) The...
Section 241.186. Hospital Not Designated - Sec. 241.186. HOSPITAL NOT DESIGNATED. A hospital that does not...
Section 241.1865. Waiver From Level of Care Designation Requirements; Conditional Designation - Sec. 241.1865. WAIVER FROM LEVEL OF CARE DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS; CONDITIONAL...
Section 241.187. Perinatal Advisory Council - Sec. 241.187. PERINATAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) In this section, "advisory...
Subchapter I. Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities Associated With Licensed Hospitals
Section 241.201. Applicability - Sec. 241.201. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a freestanding...
Section 241.202. Advertising - Sec. 241.202. ADVERTISING. A facility described by Section 241.201: (1)...
Section 241.204. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 241.204. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The department may assess an administrative...
Section 241.205. Disclosure Statement Required - Sec. 241.205. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT REQUIRED. A facility described by Section...
Subchapter I. -1. Prices and Fees Charged by Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities Associated With Certain Hospitals
Section 241.221. Applicability - Sec. 241.221. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a...
Section 241.222. Certain Fees Prohibited - Sec. 241.222. CERTAIN FEES PROHIBITED. (a) A facility described by...
Section 241.223. Disclosure of Certain Prices and Fees During Declared Disaster; Construction - Sec. 241.223. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN PRICES AND FEES DURING DECLARED...
Section 241.224. Prohibited Pricing Practices During Declared State of Disaster - Sec. 241.224. PROHIBITED PRICING PRACTICES DURING DECLARED STATE OF DISASTER....
Section 241.225. Enforcement - Sec. 241.225. ENFORCEMENT. Notwithstanding any conflicting provision in this subchapter...
Subchapter J. Notice of Facility Fees in Certain Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities
Section 241.251. Applicability - Sec. 241.251. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a freestanding...
Section 241.252. Notice of Fees - Sec. 241.252. NOTICE OF FEES. (a) In this section, "provider...
Subchapter K. Limited Services Rural Hospital
Section 241.301. Definition - Sec. 241.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "limited services rural hospital"...
Section 241.302. License Required - Sec. 241.302. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not establish,...
Section 241.303. Licensing Fee - Sec. 241.303. LICENSING FEE. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...
Subchapter L. Limitation on Civil Liability of Children's Isolation Units
Section 241.351. Definition - Sec. 241.351. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "children's isolation unit" means...
Section 241.352. Limitation on Civil Liability of Children's Isolation Unit - Sec. 241.352. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY OF CHILDREN'S ISOLATION UNIT....