Sec. 191.012. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN HOSPITALS. (a) In this section: (1) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 . (2) "Trauma facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003 . (b) The department shall implement an efficient and effective procedure to provide death information to a hospital designated as a Level I trauma facility to assist with the hospital's participation in the Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540 , Government Code. (c) The procedure implemented under Subsection (b) at a minimum must provide the following information for each deceased person for whom a death certificate is filed with a local registrar in this state: (1) the county of residence of the deceased; (2) the date of birth of the deceased; and (3) the full name of the deceased. (d) Subject to available resources, the department may use the procedure implemented under Subsection (b) to provide death information to a hospital that is not designated as a Level I trauma facility.
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