Freestanding Emergency Rooms Texas Regulations

As of september 1 2017 these facilities are regulated by the.

Freestanding emergency rooms texas regulations. One that receives an individual and provides emergency care. The texas freestanding emergency medical care facility licensing act was first enacted in 2009 by the 81st legislature. Freestanding emergency medical care facilities 86th legislative session hb 2041 a freestanding emergency medical care facility femcf as defined by section 254 001 including a freestanding emergency medical care facility that is exempt from the licensing requirements of chapter 254 under section 254 052 8. A freestanding emergency medical care facility is a facility that is structurally separate and distinct from a hospital and which receives an individual and provides emergency care.

Second we searched the departments websites for individual state regulations for freestanding eds using keywords such as freestanding emergency department satellite emergency department off. 1 department means the department of state health services. Requirements for freestanding emergency medical care facility. Since then just over 200 have opened their doors around texas according to state data.

2 emergency care has the meaning assigned by sections 843 002 and 1301 155 insurance code. A licensed free standing emergency room is a facility that is opened to the public 24 hours a day 365 days a year for the treatment of major and minor emergent medical conditions. As of september 2010 the state of texas requires that all free standing emergency rooms have a license to operate. The texas association of freestanding emergency centers tafec is a member based association representing freestanding emergency centers in texas created to work with state leaders to advocate for fair regulation and to raise statewide awareness of freestanding emergency centers as a high quality accessible emergency medical care option.

2 2020 purpose form 6104 is used to notify texas health and human services commission hhsc of an incident and the actions taken by the facility. Freestanding emergency medical care facilities. Texas health and safety code subsection 254 001 5 defines this facility type as. The following programs have moved to the texas department of licensing and regulation tdlr as of october 1 2016.

Ten years ago texas became the first state to allow licenses for independent freestanding emergency rooms. Athletic trainers dyslexia therapists and dyslexia practitioners midwives speech language pathology and audiology.