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S.B. No. 1467 AN ACT relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 191, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 191.012 to read as follows: 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. SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act a state agency determines a waiver or authorization from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the waiver or authorization is granted. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1467 passed the Senate on May 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1467 passed the House on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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