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TX Health & Safety Code § 773.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems|Section 773.115. Trauma Facilities

Sec. 773.115.  TRAUMA FACILITIES.  (a)  The department may designate trauma facilities that are a part of an emergency medical services and trauma care system.  A trauma facility shall be designated by the level of trauma care and services provided in accordance with the American College of Surgeons guidelines for level I and II trauma facilities and department rules for level III and IV trauma facilities.  In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner may consider trauma caseloads, geographic boundaries, or minimum population requirements, but the department may not deny designation solely on these criteria.  The executive commissioner may not set an arbitrary limit on the number of facilities designated as trauma facilities.(b)  A health care facility may apply to the department for designation as a trauma facility, and the department shall grant the designation if the facility meets the requirements for designation prescribed by department rules.(c)  A health care facility may not use the terms "trauma facility," "trauma hospital," "trauma center," or similar terminology in its signs or advertisements or in the printed materials and information it provides to the public unless the facility has been designated as a trauma facility under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 267, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Redesignated from Health & Safety Code Sec. 773.085 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1558, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.1151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems|Section 773.1151. Use of Telemedicine Medical Service by Certain Trauma Facilities

Sec. 773.1151.  USE OF TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICE BY CERTAIN TRAUMA FACILITIES.  (a)  In this section, "telemedicine medical service" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.001, Occupations Code.(b)  A health care facility located in a county with a population of less than 30,000 may satisfy a Level IV trauma facility designation requirement relating to physicians through the use of telemedicine medical service in which an on-call physician who has special competence in the care of critically injured patients provides patient assessment, diagnosis, consultation, or treatment or transfers medical data to a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant located at the facility.(c)  In establishing the requirements for designating a facility as a Level IV trauma facility, the executive commissioner may not adopt rules that:(1)  require the physical presence or physical availability of a physician who has special competence in the care of critically injured patients; or(2)  prohibit the use of telemedicine medical service that meets the requirements of Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems|Section 773.116. Fees

Sec. 773.116.  FEES.  (a)  The department shall charge a fee to a health care facility that applies for initial or continuing designation as a trauma facility.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall set the amount of the fee schedule for initial or continuing designation as a trauma facility according to the number of beds in the health care facility.  The amount of the fee may not exceed:(1)  $5,000 for a Level I or II facility;(2)  $2,500 for a Level III facility; or(3)  $1,000 for a Level IV facility.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.84(l).(d)  To the extent feasible, the executive commissioner by rule shall set the fee in an amount necessary for the department to recover the cost directly related to designating trauma facilities under this subchapter.(e)  This section does not restrict the authority of a health care facility to provide a service for which it has received a license under other state law.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 267, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Redesignated from Health & Safety Code Sec. 773.086 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.84(k), (l), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1559, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems|Section 773.117. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Designation

Sec. 773.117.  DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION.  (a)  The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a health care facility's designation as a trauma facility if the facility fails to comply with the rules adopted under this subchapter.(b)  The denial, suspension, or revocation of a designation by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the department's rules for a contested case hearing and by Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 267, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Redesignated from Health & Safety Code Sec. 773.087 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.119 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems|Section 773.119. Grant Program

Sec. 773.119.  GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  The department shall establish a program to award grants to initiate, expand, maintain, and improve emergency medical services and to support medical systems and facilities that provide trauma care.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish eligibility criteria for awarding the grants.  The rules must require the department to consider:(1)  the need of an area for the provision of emergency medical services or trauma care and the extent to which the grant would meet the identified need;(2)  the availability of personnel and training programs;(3)  the availability of other funding sources;(4)  the assurance of providing quality services;(5)  the use or acquisition of helicopters for emergency medical evacuation; and(6)  the development or existence of an emergency medical services system.(c)  The department may approve grants according to department rules.  A grant awarded under this section is governed by Chapter 783, Government Code, and by the rules adopted under that chapter.(d)  The department may require a grantee to provide matching funds equal to not more than 75 percent of the amount of the grant.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 267, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Redesignated from Health & Safety Code Sec. 773.089 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1560, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.120 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems|Section 773.120. Acceptance of Gifts

Sec. 773.120.  ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.  A trauma facility or an emergency medical services and trauma care system may accept gifts or other contributions for the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 267, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Redesignated from Health & Safety Code Sec. 773.090 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems|Section 773.123. Control of Expenditures From Accounts

Sec. 773.123.  CONTROL OF EXPENDITURES FROM ACCOUNTS.  Money distributed from the accounts established under Sections 771.072(f) and 773.006 shall be used in accordance with Section 773.122 on the authorization of the executive committee of the trauma service area regional advisory council.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1157, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1045, Sec. 17, eff. June 18, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1213, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems|Section 773.124. Loss of Funding Eligibility

Sec. 773.124.  LOSS OF FUNDING ELIGIBILITY.  For a period of not less than one year or more than three years, as determined by the department, the department may not disburse money under Section 773.122 to a trauma service area regional advisory council, county, municipality, or local recipient that the department finds used money in violation of that section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1157, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter F. Medical Information Provided by Certain Emergency Medical Services Call Takers|Section 773.141. Definitions

Sec. 773.141.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Emergency call" means a telephone call or other similar communication from a member of the public, as part of a 9-1-1 system or otherwise, made to obtain emergency medical services.(2)  "Emergency medical services call taker" means a person who, as a volunteer or employee of a public agency, as that term is defined by Section 771.001, receives emergency calls.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1563, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter F. Medical Information Provided by Certain Emergency Medical Services Call Takers|Section 773.142. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 773.142.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not apply to a physician or other licensed person who may provide medical information under law.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter F. Medical Information Provided by Certain Emergency Medical Services Call Takers|Section 773.143. Provision of Medical Information

Sec. 773.143.  PROVISION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION.  An emergency medical services call taker may provide medical information to a member of the public during an emergency call if:(1)  the call taker has successfully completed an emergency medical services call taker training program and holds a certificate issued under Section 773.144; and(2)  the information provided substantially conforms to the protocol for delivery of the information adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 773.145.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1564, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.144 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter F. Medical Information Provided by Certain Emergency Medical Services Call Takers|Section 773.144. Training Programs

Sec. 773.144.  TRAINING PROGRAMS.  (a)  The department may offer emergency medical services call taker training programs and may approve training programs offered by other persons.  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for approval of training programs and certification and decertification of program instructors.(b)  The provider of an emergency medical services call taker training program shall issue an emergency medical services call taker a certificate evidencing completion of the training program.  The executive commissioner by rule may require that, before issuance of the certificate, the call taker successfully complete an examination administered by the department, by the provider of the training program, or by another person.(c)  The executive commissioner by rule may provide that a certificate issued under Subsection (b) expires at the end of a specified period not less than one year after the date on which the certificate is issued and may adopt requirements, including additional training or examination, for renewal of the certificate.(d)  The executive commissioner by rule may adopt other requirements relating to emergency medical services call taker training programs.  The establishment of minimum standards under this section does not prohibit the entity that is employing or accepting the volunteer services of the emergency medical services call taker from imposing additional training standards or procedures.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1565, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter F. Medical Information Provided by Certain Emergency Medical Services Call Takers|Section 773.145. Medical Information

Sec. 773.145.  MEDICAL INFORMATION.  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a protocol that must be used to provide medical information under Section 773.143.  The protocol may include the use of a flash-card system or other similar system designed to make the information readily accessible to the emergency medical services call taker in an understandable form.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1566, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.146 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter F. Medical Information Provided by Certain Emergency Medical Services Call Takers|Section 773.146. Limitation on Civil Liability

Sec. 773.146.  LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY.  (a)  An emergency medical services call taker who holds a certificate under Section 773.144 is not liable for damages that arise from the provision of medical information according to the protocol adopted under Section 773.145 if the information is provided in good faith.  This subsection does not apply to an act or omission of the call taker that constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.  This subsection does not affect any liability imposed on a public agency for the conduct of the emergency medical services call taker under Section 101.062, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(b)  Section 101.062, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, governs the liability of a public agency the employees or volunteers of which provide medical information under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1567, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.147 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter F. Medical Information Provided by Certain Emergency Medical Services Call Takers|Section 773.147. Fees

Sec. 773.147.  FEES.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule may adopt fees for:(1)  training programs provided by the department under Section 773.144; and(2)  the approval of program instructors and of training programs offered by other persons.(b)  The fees adopted under this section may not exceed the amount necessary for the department to recover the cost of administering this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1568, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter G. Pediatric Emergency Medical Services|Section 773.171. Emergency Medical Services for Children Program

Sec. 773.171.  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.  (a)  The emergency medical services for children program is in the department.(b)  The department shall provide coordination and support for a statewide pediatric emergency services system.(c)  The department may solicit, receive, and spend funds it receives from the federal government and public or private sources to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 513, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1569, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter G. Pediatric Emergency Medical Services|Section 773.173. Rules

Sec. 773.173.  RULES.  (a)  On the recommendation of the advisory council, the executive commissioner shall adopt minimum standards and objectives to implement a pediatric emergency services system, including rules that:(1)  provide guidelines for categorization of a facility's pediatric capability;(2)  provide for triage, transfer, and transportation policies for pediatric care;(3)  establish guidelines for:(A)  prehospital care management for triage and transportation of a pediatric patient;(B)  prehospital and hospital equipment that is necessary and appropriate for the care of a pediatric patient;(C)  necessary pediatric emergency equipment and training in long-term care facilities; and(D)  an interhospital transfer system for a critically ill or injured pediatric patient; and(4)  provide for data collection and analysis.(b)  The executive commissioner and the advisory council shall consider guidelines endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Surgeons in recommending and adopting rules under this section.(c)  The department may grant an exception to a rule adopted under this section if it finds that compliance with the rule would not be in the best interests of persons served in the affected local pediatric emergency medical services system.(d)  This subchapter does not prohibit a health care facility from providing services that it is authorized to provide under a license issued to the facility by the department.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 513, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1570, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1571, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter H. Emergency Stroke Services|Section 773.201. Legislative Intent

Sec. 773.201.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  The legislature finds that a strong system for stroke survival is needed in the state's communities in order to treat stroke victims in a timely manner and to improve the overall treatment of stroke victims.  Therefore, the legislature intends to construct an emergency treatment system in this state so that stroke victims may be quickly identified and transported to and treated in appropriate stroke treatment facilities.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 299 (S.B. 330), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter H. Emergency Stroke Services|Section 773.202. Definitions

Sec. 773.202.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Advisory council" means the advisory council established under Section 773.012.(2)  "Stroke committee" means the committee appointed under Section 773.203.(3)  "Stroke facility" means a health care facility that:(A)  is capable of primary or comprehensive treatment of stroke victims;(B)  is part of an emergency medical services and trauma care system as defined by Section 773.003;(C)  has a health care professional available 24 hours a day, seven days a week who is knowledgeable about stroke care and capable of carrying out acute stroke therapy; and(D)  records patient treatment and outcomes.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 299 (S.B. 330), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter H. Emergency Stroke Services|Section 773.203. Stroke Committee

Sec. 773.203.  STROKE COMMITTEE.  (a)  The advisory council shall appoint a stroke committee to assist the advisory council in the development of a statewide stroke emergency transport plan and stroke facility criteria.(b)  The stroke committee must include the following members:(1)  a licensed physician appointed from a list of physicians eligible for accreditation in vascular neurology from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, recommended by a statewide organization of neurologists;(2)  a licensed interventional neuroradiologist appointed from a list of neuroradiologists recommended by a statewide organization of radiologists;(3)  a neurosurgeon with stroke expertise;(4)  a member of the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke who has expertise in stroke care;(5)  a licensed physician appointed from a list of physicians recommended by a statewide organization of emergency physicians;(6)  a neuroscience registered nurse with stroke expertise; and(7)  a volunteer member of a nonprofit organization specializing in stroke treatment, prevention, and education.(c)  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the stroke committee.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 299 (S.B. 330), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|