SECTION 200.6. When to Initiate Reporting

(a) All health care facilities who meet the criteria in §200.4 of this title (relating to Which Events to Report) shall enroll in NHSN within 90 calendar days of the designation of NHSN as the secure electronic interface to report HAI or NHSN-reported PAE data. In addition, all health care facilities shall notify the department to obtain TxHSN user accounts and report TxHSN-reported PAEs through TxHSN or its successor. Facilities will be required to do this within 90 calendar days of when TxHSN-reported PAEs are required to be reported or for newly reporting facilities, within 90 days of becoming eligible to report TxHSN-reported PAEs.

(b) Facilities shall submit HAI and designated PAE data beginning with the entire reporting quarter of the effective date in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Facilities that are required to report after this initial enrollment period (e.g., newly licensed, change in provider status, etc.) shall enroll within 90 calendar days of the date the facilities become eligible to report in accordance with §200.2 of this title (relating to General Reporting Guidelines for Health Care-Associated Infection and Preventable Adverse Event Data) and §200.3 of this title (relating to How to Report) and shall submit data beginning with the entire reporting quarter after becoming eligible.

Source Note: The provisions of this §200.6 adopted to be effective May 4, 2011, 36 TexReg 2729; amended to be effective August 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 5793; amended to be effective April 21, 2013, 38 TexReg 2363; amended to be effective September 17, 2014, 39 TexReg 7340; amended to be effective January 18, 2015, 40 TexReg 245; amended to be effective January 1, 2020, 44 TexReg 7713