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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 §421.61Definitions

  (50) THCIC Identification Number--A string of 6 characters assigned by DSHS to identify facilities for reporting and tracking purposes. For a facility operating multiple facility locations under one license number and duplicating services at those locations, DSHS will assign a distinguishable identifier for each separate facility location under one license number. The relationship of the identifier to the name and license number of the facility is public information.

  (51) Uniform patient identifier--A unique identifier assigned by DSHS to an individual patient and composed of numeric, alpha, or alphanumeric characters, which remains constant across facilities and patient events. The relationship of the identifier to the patient-specific data elements used to assign it is confidential.

  (52) Uniform physician identifier--A unique identifier assigned by DSHS to a physician or other health professional who is reported as operating, rendering or other provider providing health care services or treating a patient in a facility and which remains constant across facilities. The relationship of the identifier to the physician-specific data elements used to assign it is confidential. The uniform physician identifier shall consist of alphanumeric characters.

  (53) Validation--The process by which a provider verifies the accuracy and completeness of data and corrects any errors identified before certification.


Source Note: The provisions of this §421.61 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 July 5, 2017, 42 TexReg 3373; amended to be effective January 30, 2019, 44 TexReg 429; amended to be effective June 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 4041

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