Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 510	PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND CRISIS STABILIZATION UNITS
SUBCHAPTER C	OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
RULE §510.43	Patient Transfer Policy

(xviii) attachments by transferring facility.

(C) A copy of the memorandum of transfer shall be retained by the transferring and receiving facilities. The memorandum shall be filed separately from the patient's medical record and in a manner which will facilitate its inspection by the department. All memorandum of transfer forms filed separately shall be retained for five years.

(e) Violations. A facility violates HSC, Chapter 577 and this section if:

(1) the facility fails to comply with the requirements of this section; or

(2) the governing body fails or refuses to:

(A) adopt a transfer policy which is consistent with this section and contains each of the requirements in subsection (d) of this section;

(B) adopt a memorandum of transfer form which meets the minimum requirements for content contained in this section; or

Source Note: The provisions of this §510.43 adopted to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 5154; transferred effective June 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register May 17, 2019, 44 TexReg 2469