Bill > SB809

This bill amends the Texas Health and Safety Code to require health care institutions that receive federal money for assisting during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) public health emergency to report the money received to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission on a monthly basis. The bill defines the "coronavirus disease public health emergency" as the period starting on January 31, 2020, when the federal public health emergency was declared, and ending on the earlier of the end of the federal emergency or January 1, 2023. The bill also allows the appropriate licensing authority to take disciplinary action against a health care institution that fails to comply with the reporting requirements, and the chapter expires on September 1, 2023.