1. (a) In this section:

   1. (1) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241.
   2. (2) "Trauma facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003.
2. (b) The department shall implement an efficient and effective procedure to provide death information to a hospital designated as a Level I trauma facility to assist with the hospital's participation in the Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540, Government Code.

3. (c) The procedure implemented under Subsection (b) at a minimum must provide the following information for each deceased person for whom a death certificate is filed with a local registrar in this state:

   1. (1) the county of residence of the deceased;
   2. (2) the date of birth of the deceased; and
   3. (3) the full name of the deceased.
4. (d) Subject to available resources, the department may use the procedure implemented under Subsection (b) to provide death information to a hospital that is not designated as a Level I trauma facility.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 833 (S.B. 1467), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.