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TITLE 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 103 - INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER 103.4.html - null
SECTION/RULE §103.4 - Who Shall Report and List of Reportable Injuries and Events
Chapter Review Date 08/21/2024

Injuries and events listed below to be reported are defined in §103.2 of this title (relating to Definitions).(1) EMS Provider--All EMS runs.(2) Justice of the peace--(A) Submersion injuries.(B) Traumatic brain injuries.(C) Spinal cord injuries.(3) Medical examiner--(A) Submersion injuries.(B) Traumatic brain injuries.(C) Spinal cord injuries.(4) Physician--(A) Submersion injuries.(B) Traumatic brain injuries.(C) Spinal cord injuries.(D) A physician shall be exempt from reporting if a hospital or acute or post-acute rehabilitation facility admitted the patient and fulfilled the reporting requirements as stated in §103.7 of this title (relating to Reporting Requirements for Hospitals) or §103.8 of this title (relating to Reporting Requirements for Acute or Post-Acute Rehabilitation Facilities).(5) Hospital (if reporting for a physician)--(A) Traumatic brain injuries.(B) Spinal cord injuries.(C) Submersion injuries.(D) Significant trauma injuries.(6) Acute or post-acute rehabilitation facility (if reporting for a physician)--(A) Traumatic brain injuries.(B) Spinal cord injuries.(7) The professionals or organizations listed in this section must send all reports of injuries and events listed in this section to the Texas EMS & Trauma Registries. If the above listed professionals or organizations choose to notify a local or regional health authority to respond on their behalf, the local or regional health authority must report to the Registries within ten workdays.

Source Note: The provisions of this §103.4 adopted to be effective December 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 9130; amended to be effective April 2, 2017, 42 TexReg 1457.

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