1. (a) The hospital shall use the survey form developed by the Texas Department of Health (department) for reporting purposes. The department shall mail a survey form to each hospital on an annual basis.
2. (b) The hospitals shall complete all requested sections on the survey form and return it to the department within 60 days of receipt. The hospitals shall report data for the hospitals' most recently completed fiscal year. A copy of the hospital's eligibility system shall be submitted as an attachment to the survey form.
3. (c) The department may request missing or incomplete data by written or telephone request. Hospitals shall complete all requested follow-up in the time frame specified by the department.

4. (d) A hospital may, but is not required to, provide the data required by subsection (b) of this section if the hospital:

   1. (1) is exempt from state franchise, sales, ad valorem, or other state or local taxes; and

   2. (2) does not seek or receive reimbursement for providing health care services to patients from any source, including:

      1. (A) the patient or any person legally obligated to support the patient;
      2. (B) a third party payor; or
      3. (C) Medicaid, Medicare, or any other federal, state, or local program for indigent health care.

Source Note:The provisions of this §13.15 adopted to be effective February 23, 1994, 19 TexReg 921; amended to be effective May 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 4269.