Relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency operations plans to the Health and Human Services Commission.

Contracts

• Transfer Agreements: Review agreements with partner facilities to ensure they are active and capable of accepting the diverted patient volume described in your summary.
• Vendor SLAs: Verify that Service Level Agreements with IT security vendors and backup generator providers support the recovery timelines and reliance claims asserted in your state filing.

Hiring/Training

• Role Assignment: No new hiring is required, but the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator must be explicitly tasked with creating the "Section 311.025 Summary" separate from the main EOP.
• Board Awareness: Ensure the governing body or administrator understands that approving a change to the EOP now triggers a 30-day state reporting clock.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• The "Summary" Document: Create a standalone document strictly for this requirement. Do not submit the full EOP.
• Confidentiality Marking: Mark every page of the submission "CONFIDENTIAL – EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE PER HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SEC. 311.025(e)."
• Compliance Log: Maintain a log tracking: (1) Date of internal EOP change approval, (2) Date of summary submission to HHSC, and (3) Proof of receipt.

Fees & Costs

• Budget Impact: Low. There are no statutory filing fees. Costs are limited to internal administrative time and legal review.