Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 311.044. Community Benefits Planning By Nonprofit Hospitals
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§ 311.044. COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLANNING BY NONPROFIT
HOSPITALS. (a) A nonprofit hospital shall develop:
(1) an organizational mission statement that
identifies the hospital's commitment to serving the health care
needs of the community; and
(2) a community benefits plan defined as an
operational plan for serving the community's health care needs that
sets out goals and objectives for providing community benefits that
include charity care and government-sponsored indigent health
care, as the terms community benefits, charity care, and
government-sponsored indigent health care are defined by Sections
311.031 and 311.042, and that identifies the populations and
communities served by the hospital.
(b) When developing the community benefits plan, the
hospital shall consider the health care needs of the community as
determined by community-wide needs assessments. For purposes of
this subsection, "community" means the primary geographic area and
patient categories for which the hospital provides health care
services; provided, however, that the primary geographic area
shall at least encompass the entire county in which the hospital is
located.
(c) The hospital shall include at least the following
elements in the community benefits plan:
(1) mechanisms to evaluate the plan's effectiveness,
including but not limited to a method for soliciting the views of
the communities served by the hospital;
(2) measurable objectives to be achieved within a
specified time frame; and
(3) a budget for the plan.
(d) In determining the community-wide needs assessment
required by Subsection (b), a nonprofit hospital shall consider
consulting with and seeking input from representatives of the
following entities or organizations located in the community as
defined by Subsection (b):
(1) the local health department;
(2) the public health region under Chapter 121;
(3) the public health district;
(4) health-related organizations, including a health
professional association or hospital association;
(5) health science centers;
(6) private business;
(7) consumers;
(8) local governments; and
(9) insurance companies and managed care
organizations with an active market presence in the community.
(e) Representatives of a nonprofit hospital shall consider
meeting with representatives of the entities and organizations
listed in Subsection (d) to assess the health care needs of the
community and population served by the nonprofit hospital.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 360, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1101, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Section: 311.035 311.036 311.037 311.039 311.041 311.042 311.043 311.044 311.045 311.0455 311.0456 311.046 311.0461 311.047 311.048
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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