| Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
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| No | Negative | Neutral | Neutral | Negative | Neutral |
Relating to patient safety practices regarding placenta accreta spectrum disorder.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
HB 1164 would require the Department of State Health Services to develop patient safety practices for the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and management of placenta accreta spectrum disorder. These rules would require a hospital, at minimum, to assign a maternal level of care designation to:
HB 1164 would require hospitals with a level IV maternal designation to have a multidisciplinary team of health professionals who have successfully completed training or experience as a team treating or managing placenta accreta spectrum disorder.
HB 1164 would require the Health and Human Services Commission, in conjunction with the Department of State Health Services and the Perinatal Advisory Council, to recommend rules on patient safety practices for the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, management, and reporting of placenta accreta disorder. Failure to abide by the rules of this section would not create a civil, criminal, or administrative cause of action or liability or create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action, and would not be referred to or used as evidence in a healthcare liability claim.
HB 1164 places further restrictions upon hospitals to follow standards issued by the Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Committee and gets government even more deeply involved in healthcare than it already is. Healthcare decisions should be between patients and providers without state interference. HB 1164 violates the free market and limited government principles. Texas Action opposes HB 1164.