S.B. No. 672 mandates that certain hospitals submit a summary of specific parts of their emergency operations plans to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The bill introduces Section 311.025 to the Health and Safety Code, defining key terms such as "Commission," "Emergency operations plan," and "Hospital." It specifies that hospitals with emergency departments must provide a written summary addressing diversions from their emergency services in the event of a cyber attack or electrical power outage. Additionally, if any changes are made to this part of the plan, hospitals are required to update and resubmit the summary to the commission within 30 days of the changes being approved.

The bill also establishes that the summaries submitted to the commission will be confidential and exempt from public disclosure under the Government Code. Compliance with these requirements is mandated by December 1, 2025, and the act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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