Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 311.0455
Annual Report by the Department


(a)

The department shall submit to the attorney general and comptroller not later than July 1 of each year a report listing each nonprofit hospital or hospital system that did not meet the requirements of Section 311.045 (Community Benefits and Charity Care Requirements) during the preceding fiscal year.

(b)

The department shall submit to the attorney general and the comptroller not later than November 1 of each year a report containing the following information for each nonprofit hospital or hospital system during the preceding fiscal year:

(1)

the amount of charity care, as defined by Section 311.031 (Definitions), provided;

(2)

the amount of government-sponsored indigent health care, as defined by Section 311.031 (Definitions), provided;

(3)

the amount of community benefits, as defined by Section 311.042 (Definitions), provided;

(4)

the amount of net patient revenue, as defined by Section 311.042 (Definitions), and the amount constituting four percent of net patient revenue;

(5)

the dollar amount of the hospital’s or hospital system’s charity care and community benefits requirements met;

(6)

a computation of the percentage by which the amount described by Subdivision (5) is above or below the dollar amount of the hospital’s or hospital system’s charity care and community benefits requirements;

(7)

the amount of tax-exempt benefits, as defined by Section 311.042 (Definitions), provided, if the hospital is required to report tax-exempt benefits under Section 311.045 (Community Benefits and Charity Care Requirements)(b)(1)(A) or (b)(1)(B); and

(8)

the amount of charity care expenses reported in the hospital’s or hospital system’s audited financial statement.

(c)

The department shall make the report required by Subsection (b) available to the public and shall issue a press release concerning the availability of the report.

(d)

For purposes of Subsection (b), “nonprofit hospital” includes the following if the hospital is not located in a county with a population under 50,000 where the entire county or the population of the entire county has been designated as a Health Professionals Shortage Area:

(1)

a Medicaid disproportionate share hospital; or

(2)

a public hospital that is owned or operated by a political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state, including a hospital district or authority.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Source: Section 311.0455 — Annual Report by the Department, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­311.­htm#311.­0455 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

311.001
Special Hospital Requirements for Graduate of Foreign Medical School Prohibited
311.002
Itemized Statement of Billed Services
311.003
Reimbursement for Infant Transport to Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
311.004
Standardized Patient Risk Identification System
311.005
Water Wells for Use by Hospitals in Certain Counties in Event of Emergency or Natural Disaster
311.021
Definition
311.022
Discrimination Prohibited in Denial of Services
311.023
No Liability for Failure to Provide Emergency Services After Good Faith Effort
311.024
Payment for Services Required
311.0025
Audits of Billing
311.031
Definitions
311.032
Department Administration of Hospital Reporting and Collection System
311.033
Financial and Utilization Data Required
311.035
Use of Data
311.036
Data Verification
311.037
Confidential Data
311.039
Exemption
311.041
Policy Statement
311.042
Definitions
311.043
Duty of Nonprofit Hospitals to Provide Community Benefits
311.044
Community Benefits Planning by Nonprofit Hospitals
311.045
Community Benefits and Charity Care Requirements
311.046
Annual Report of Community Benefits Plan
311.047
Penalties
311.048
Rights and Remedies
311.061
Applicability of Subchapter
311.062
Employment of Physicians Permitted
311.063
Duties and Hospital Policies
311.064
Construction of Subchapter
311.081
Applicability and Construction of Subchapter
311.082
Employment of Physicians Permitted
311.083
Hospital Duties and Policies
311.0335
Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Data
311.0455
Annual Report by the Department
311.0456
Eligibility and Certification for Limited Liability
311.0461
Informational Manual

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 311.0455’s source at texas​.gov