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Medicare Information (posted 11/08/07)

Outpatient Facilities Q & A (posted 3/20/07)

Oberservation Patients (posted 3/29/07)

NPI -Will You Be Ready? (posted 3/27/07)

Clarification of Provider Number Nomenclature (posted 3/2/07)

ESRD Licensing Rules-
Cancelled until further notice.
Currently under revision.
(Stakeholder meeting 2/20/07 & 3/20/07)Click here to view (3/06/07) memo.

Birthing Center Licensing Rules -
Currently under revision (Stakeholder meeting 2/12/07) Click here to review suggested revisions. Please submit comments by (3/15/07).

Hospital Fire Safety Survey - Hospital Licensing Alert. (12/15/06)

Substance Abuse Facility Licensing Rule Clergy/Sacramental wine effective 10/1/06 (updated 10/3/06)

NPI Update - Select appropriate facility type at this link (updated 10/2/06)

Ambulatory Surgical Centers - DSHS statement regarding rules regulating anesthesia administration. (7/27/06)

Hospital Licensing Rule Revision -
Read new draft rule. (updated 7/26/06)
Alert issued by THA to all hospitals in Texas. (updated 7/19/06)

Notice of Ownership Interest in a Niche Hospital - §199.5 effective 6/29/06. Link to Texas Medical Board rule page, which includes physician report form. (updated 7/20/06)

THA Information Alert -Alert issued by THA to all hospitals in Texas. (updated 7/19/06)

NIMS compliance for hospitals and healthcare facilities - View letter clarifying hospital and healthcare facility requirements for NIMS compliance. PDF File 34KB (updated 6/16/06)

Substance Abuse Facility Licensing Rules
(Restraint & Seclusion) (updated 6/01/06)

Information for Sexual Assault Patients (posted 1/27/06)

Educational and Informational Material Concerning Vaccination Against Influenza Virus and Pneumococcal Diseases (posted 1/3/06)

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