Bill > HB4743

This bill modifies the Texas Health and Safety Code to allow the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue a single license for a hospital and its mobile stroke unit, provided the mobile stroke unit is accredited by a healthcare accreditation organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The bill builds upon existing provisions that already permit a single license for multiple hospitals, which requires conditions such as shared governance, geographic proximity (within 30 miles), integrated medical staff, a single chief executive and medical officer, and compliance with emergency service standards. The bill specifically creates a new provision allowing a hospital to obtain a unified license that includes its mobile stroke unit, with an exemption from certain existing licensing requirements for such mobile units. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission is required to adopt rules to implement these changes, and the bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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