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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 421HEALTH CARE INFORMATION
SUBCHAPTER DCOLLECTION AND RELEASE OF OUTPATIENT SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES AT HOSPITALS AND AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS
RULE §421.67Event Files--Records, Data Fields and Codes

  (204) Ophthalmologic or otologic diagnosis and treatment (requiring surgical or radiological procedures);

  (205) Nasogastric tube (requiring radiological procedures);

  (206) Blood transfusion;

  (207) Parenteral nutrition (via intravenous methods);

  (208) Cancer chemotherapy (requiring surgical or radiological procedures);

  (209) Conversion of Cardiovascular (Cardiac) rhythm;

  (210) Other diagnostic radiology and related (requiring surgical or radiological procedures);

  (211) Other therapeutic procedures (requiring surgical or radiological procedures);

  (212) Infertility Services (requiring surgical or radiological procedures);

  (213) Medications (Infusions and other forms requiring surgical or radiological procedures); and

  (214) Gastric bypass and volume reduction (requiring surgical or radiological procedures).

(h) For patients that are covered by 42 USC §290dd-2 and 42 CFR Part 2, the hospital shall submit the following patient identifying information or default values in the specified record and field locations as required by subsection (a) of this section:

  (1) Patient Account Number - This alphanumeric patient control number shall be reported. This number is unique to the institution and episode of care and will be used by the health care facility to review and certify data.

  (2) Last Name--The patient's last name shall be removed and replaced with "Doe."

  (3) First Name--The patient's first name shall be removed and replaced with "Jane" if female, or "John" if male, and can include a sequential number (e.g., John1, John2, John3... etc.).

  (4) Middle Initial--The patient's middle initial shall be removed and left blank (space filled).

  (5) Date of Birth--"January 1" and the patient's year of birth shall be reported.

  (6) Address--The patient's residence address shall be removed and replaced with the health care facility's street address.

  (7) City--The patient's city of residence shall be removed and replaced with the hospital's city.

  (8) State--The patient's state of residence shall be reported.

  (9) ZIP Code--The patient's ZIP code of residence shall be removed and replaced with the health care facility's ZIP code.

  (10) Medical Record Number--The patient's medical record number shall be reported. This number is unique to the institution and episode of care and will be used by DSHS to process the claim data and for the health care facility to review and certify the patient's data.

  (11) Social Security Number--The Patient's Social Security Number shall be removed and replaced with "999999999."

  (12) Statement Dates--The month, day, and year of the statement from and statement through dates shall be reported as required. Only the year of service will be retained with record after transfer to the DSHS program administering and completing the processing of the data for the health care data collection system under Health and Safety Code, Chapter 108.


Source Note: The provisions of this §421.67 adopted to be effective August 29, 2004, 29 TexReg 8123; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8842; amended to be effective February 26, 2009, 33 TexReg 9694; amended to be effective October 31, 2011, 36 TexReg 5214; amended to be effective December 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7582; amended to be effective July 5, 2017, 42 TexReg 3373; amended to be effective January 30, 2019, 44 TexReg 429

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