Texas Government Code 531.853 – Mortality Review Report
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 531.853
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Subject to § 531.854, a contracted organization shall submit:
(1) to the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the office of independent ombudsman for state supported living centers, and the commission’s office of inspector general a report of the findings of the mortality review; and
(2) semiannually to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the office of independent ombudsman for state supported living centers, and the commission’s office of inspector general a report that contains:
(A) aggregate information regarding the deaths for which the contracted organization performed an independent mortality review;
(B) trends in the causes of death identified by the contracted organization; and
(C) any suggestions for system-wide improvements to address conditions that contributed to deaths reviewed by the contracted organization.
Text of section effective until April 01, 2025