Texas Health Care Information Collection (THCIC)
The
THCIC was created by the 74th Texas Legislature in 1995. THCIC's primary
purpose is to provide data that will enable Texas consumers and health plan
purchasers to make informed health care decisions. THCIC's charge is to collect
data and report on the quality performance of hospitals and health maintenance
organizations operating in Texas. The goal is to provide information that will
enable consumers (General Public, Researchers, Data Consultants and Health Care
Facilities) to have an impact on the cost and quality of health care in Texas.
On
September 1, 2004 the THCIC joined the Texas Department of Health, the Texas
Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and part of the Texas Department of
Mental Health and Mental Retardation to form the Texas Department of State
Health Services. All functions of THCIC continue in the Center for Health Statistics.
State Law and Rules
Governing the Collection of the Data Collected by THCIC
Legislative Bills Effecting THCIC
HB
1048 74th Texas
Legislature, 1995
Amended by:
SB
802 75th Texas
Legislature, 1997 (Collection of Race and Ethnicity, Became separate State
Agency)
HB
1513 & HB
2641 76th Texas
Legislature, 1999
SB
893 77th Texas
Legislature 2001
HB
2292 78th Texas
Legislature, 2003 (Consolidation to DSHS)
SB
872 79th Texas
Legislature, 2005
SB 1731 80th
Texas Legislature, 2007
HB 673 81st
Texas Legislature, 2009
SB 156 82nd
Texas Legislature (Reg. Session), 2011
82nd
Texas Legislature (Special Session), 2011
Article 2,
Rider 93, 83rd Texas Legislature (Reg. Session), 2013
HB 764
84th Texas Legislature (Reg.
Session), 2015
SB 219 84th
Texas Legislature (Reg. Session), 2015
Article 2,
Rider 65, 84th Texas Legislature (Reg. Session), 2015
Article 2, Rider 12, 85th Texas Legislature (Reg. Session), 2017