Section 32.073. Priority Considerations for Center Designations

TX Health & Safety Code § 32.073 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 32.073. PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR CENTER DESIGNATIONS. The rules adopted under Section 32.071(b) must prioritize awarding a designation under this subchapter to a health care entity or program that:

(1) offers fetal diagnosis and therapy through an extensive multi-specialty clinical program that is affiliated and collaborates extensively with a medical school in this state and an associated hospital facility that provides advanced maternal and neonatal care in accordance with its level of care designation received under Section 241.182;

(2) demonstrates a significant commitment to research in and advancing the field of fetal diagnosis and therapy;

(3) offers advanced training programs in fetal diagnosis and therapy; and

(4) integrates an advanced fetal care program with a program that provides appropriate long-term monitoring and follow-up care for patients.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (H.B. 2131), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.