1. (a) General Information.

   1. (1) All data must be transmitted electronically to the Texas EMS & Trauma Registries within ninety calendar days of the date of discharge from their facility; monthly submissions are recommended.
   2. (2) Hospitals must report no reportable data (NRD) to the Registries monthly for any given month with no required reportable event.

2. (b) Data Elements and Methods.

   1. (1) Data elements defined by the appropriate data dictionaries for all required reportable events, must be submitted to the department's online Registries.
   2. (2) If a specialized reporting system exists for a required reportable event, then the case or suspected case must be submitted to all relevant reporting systems.

3. (c) Third-party Services.

   1. (1) A hospital may use third-party services to submit data to the Registries. A legally binding agreement must exist between the hospital and the third-party services. Documentation of the legally binding agreement must be provided to the department for third-party services to submit the data on behalf of the hospital within the Registries.
   2. (2) If a hospital uses the third-party services, the hospital is ultimately responsible for the complete, accurate and timely reporting of data to the Registries.

Source Note:The provisions of this §103.7 adopted to be effective December 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 9130; amended to be effective April 2, 2017, 42 TexReg 1457.