1. (a) General Information.

   1. (1) All data should be transmitted at least quarterly; monthly electronic data submissions are recommended.
   2. (2) A facility shall submit data to the Registry within three months of a patient's discharge from their facility.

2. (b) Data Elements and Methods.

   1. (1) The following data elements must be submitted to the Registry for all required reportable events:

      1. (A) patient's name, race/ethnicity, sex, and date of birth;
      2. (B) date of injury and cause of injury;
      3. (C) date of admission, date of discharge, and discharge destination;
      4. (D) functional independence measure score at admission, functional independence measure score at discharge, and diagnoses; and
      5. (E) type of services provided, payor, and billed charges.
   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 as defined in its respective data dictionary.

Source Note:The provisions of this §103.8 adopted to be effective December 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 9130.