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Texas Licensing requirement , regulatory rules , statutes and laws for hospitals

The Facility Licensing Group is responsible for developing rules that establish minimum standards for general hospital licensing procedures fees operational requirements inspection and investigation procedures construction fire prevention and safety requirements license denial probation , suspension and revocation (Texas Health Dept , 2008

For a general hospital in Texas to be licenced , such must fulfill the following criteria

offer services , facilities and beds for use for more than 24 hours for two or more unrelated individuals requiring diagnosis , treatment or care

for illness , injury , deformity , abnormality or pregnancy and also

Must regularly maintain , at a minimum , clinical laboratory services diagnostic x-ray services , treatment facilities including surgery or obstetrical care or both , and other definitive medical or surgical treatment of similar extent (Texas Health Dept ,2008

The process of applying for hospital licensure in Texas involves the Health facility Licensing group (HFLG , Health Facility Compliance Group (HFCG , and the Architectural Review Group (ARG .The HFLG reviews the application and documents for a possible deficiencies , the HFCG carries out a pre-survey meeting and survey the facilities whether it complies with the requirements of health and safety code .The ARG finally approves the construction documents , plans and the specifications

State Survey Agency

The division of hospital survey and construction is a division of the Texas Department of Health and is the only body charged with keeping inventory or record of hospitals that are in existent in the Texas State . It also has responsibility to survey...

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