(a) A hospital shall submit to the department financial and utilization data for that hospital, including data relating to the hospital’s:
(1) total gross revenue, including:
(A) Medicare gross revenue;
(B) Medicaid gross revenue;
(C) other revenue from state programs;
(D) revenue from local government programs;
(E) local tax support;
(F) charitable contributions;
(G) other third party payments;
(H) gross inpatient revenue; and
(I) gross outpatient revenue;
(2) total deductions from gross revenue, including:
(A) contractual allowance; and
(B) any other deductions;
(3) charity care;
(4) bad debt expense;
(5) total admissions, including:
(A) Medicare admissions;
(B) Medicaid admissions;
(C) admissions under a local government program;
(D) charity care admissions; and
(E) any other type of admission;
(6) total discharges;
(7) total patient days;
(8) average length of stay;
(9) total outpatient visits;
(10) total assets;
(11) total liabilities;
(12) estimates of unreimbursed costs of subsidized health services reported separately in the following categories:
(A) emergency care and trauma care;
(B) neonatal intensive care;
(C) free-standing community clinics;
(D) collaborative efforts with local government or private agencies in preventive medicine, such as immunization programs; and
(E) other services that satisfy the definition of “subsidized health services” contained in § 311.031(15);
(13) donations;
(14) total cost of reimbursed and unreimbursed research;
(15) total cost of reimbursed and unreimbursed education separated into the following categories:
(A) education of physicians, nurses, technicians, and other medical professionals and health care providers;
(B) scholarships and funding to medical schools, colleges, and universities for health professions education;
(C) education of patients concerning diseases and home care in response to community needs;
(D) community health education through informational programs, publications, and outreach activities in response to community needs; and
(E) other educational services that satisfy the definition of “education-related costs” under § 311.031(6).
(b) The data must be based on the hospital’s most recent audited financial records.

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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 311.033

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The data must be submitted in the form prescribed by the department and at the time established by department rule.
(d) A hospital that does not submit to the department the data required under this section is subject to civil penalties under § 104.043.