| (a) Certain situations and incidents that occur in an ambulatory surgical center shall be reported directly to the department. (b) Upon learning of the incident, the ambulatory surgical center shall report the incident to the Texas Department of Health in Austin. A written letter of explanation with supporting documents must be mailed to the department within 30 days of the incident. (c) Reportable incidents include the following. (1) Complications that result in the death of a patient must be reported. (2) Complications that result in emergency transfer of a patient to a hospital from the ambulatory surgical center must be reported. (3) Reports of any fire or other damage sustained at the ASC must be reported. (d) Any theft of drugs and/or diversion of controlled drugs shall be reported to the local police agency, the State Board of Pharmacy, the Texas
Department of Public Safety, and/or the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Texas Department of Health.
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