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TX Health & Safety Code § 773.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter B. State Plan for Emergency Services|Section 773.021. State Plan

Sec. 773.021.  STATE PLAN.  (a)  The department shall develop a state plan for the prompt and efficient delivery of adequate emergency medical services to acutely sick or injured persons.(b)  The state plan must include an emergency radio communication plan to be used by local governments and districts that provide emergency medical services to develop an emergency radio communication network linking emergency medical services providers with local hospitals or trauma centers.(c)  The advisory council shall consider the department's actions under Subsection (a), and the department shall review the council's recommendations.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 488, Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1518, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter B. State Plan for Emergency Services|Section 773.022. Service Delivery Areas

Sec. 773.022.  SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS.  The department shall divide the state into emergency medical services delivery areas that coincide, to the extent possible, with other regional planning areas.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1519, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter B. State Plan for Emergency Services|Section 773.023. Area Plans

Sec. 773.023.  AREA PLANS.  (a)  The department shall:(1)  identify all public or private agencies and institutions that are used or may be used for emergency medical services in each delivery area; and(2)  enlist the cooperation of all concerned agencies and institutions in developing a well-coordinated plan for delivering emergency medical services in each delivery area.(b)  A delivery area plan must include an interagency communications network that facilitates prompt and coordinated response to medical emergencies by the Department of Public Safety, local police departments, ambulance personnel, medical facilities, and other concerned agencies and institutions.(c)  A delivery area plan may include the use of helicopters that may be available from the Department of Public Safety, the National Guard, or the United States Armed Forces.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1520, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter B. State Plan for Emergency Services|Section 773.024. Federal Programs

Sec. 773.024.  FEDERAL PROGRAMS.  The department is the state agency designated to develop state plans required for participation in federal programs involving emergency medical services.  The department may receive and disburse available federal funds to implement the service programs.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1521, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter B. State Plan for Emergency Services|Section 773.025. Accessibility of Training

Sec. 773.025.  ACCESSIBILITY OF TRAINING.  (a)  The department shall identify all individuals and public or private agencies and institutions that are or may be engaged in emergency medical services training in each delivery area.(b)  A delivery area plan must include provisions for encouraging emergency medical services training so as to reduce the cost of training to emergency medical services providers and to make training more accessible to low population or remote areas.(c)  A governmental entity that sponsors or wishes to sponsor an emergency medical services provider may request the department to provide emergency medical services training for emergency care attendants at times and places that are convenient for the provider's personnel, if the training is not available locally.(d)  A governmental entity or nongovernmental organization that sponsors or wishes to sponsor an emergency medical services provider or first responder organization in a rural or underserved area may request the department to provide or facilitate the provision of initial training for emergency care attendants, if the training is not available locally.  The department shall ensure that the training is provided.  The department shall provide the training without charge, or contract with qualified instructors to provide the training without charge, to students who agree to perform emergency care attendant services for at least one year with the local emergency medical services provider or first responder organization.  The training must be provided at times and places that are convenient to the students.  The department shall require that at least three students are scheduled to take any class offered under this subsection.(e)  To facilitate all levels of emergency medical services training, the department shall consult with and solicit comment from emergency medical services providers, first responder organizations, persons who provide emergency medical services training, and other entities interested in emergency medical services training programs.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1522, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.041. License or Certificate Required

Sec. 773.041.  LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.  (a)  A person may not operate, conduct, or maintain an emergency medical service, advertise that the person is an emergency medical services provider, or otherwise engage in or profess to be engaged in the provision of emergency medical services unless the person holds a license as an emergency medical services provider issued by the department in accordance with this chapter.(a-1)  A person may not transport a patient by stretcher in a vehicle unless the person holds a license as an emergency medical services provider issued by the department in accordance with this chapter.  For purposes of this subsection, "person" means an individual, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business, trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity.(b)  A person may not practice as any type of emergency medical services personnel unless the person is certified under this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.(c)  A certificate or license issued under this chapter is not transferable.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 244, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 14(b), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.0415 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.0415. Limitation on Information Required for Certificate Renewal

Sec. 773.0415.  LIMITATION ON INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE RENEWAL.  The requirements and procedures adopted by the executive commissioner for the renewal of a certificate to practice as emergency medical services personnel issued under this chapter:(1)  may not require an applicant to provide unchanged criminal history information already included in one or more of the applicant's previous applications for certification or for certificate renewal filed with the department; and(2)  may require the applicant to provide only information relevant to the period occurring since the date of the applicant's last application for certification or for certificate renewal, as applicable, including information relevant to any new requirement applicable to the certificate held by the applicant.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 332 (H.B. 846), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1523, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.042. Basic Life-Support Emergency Medical Services Provider Qualifications

Sec. 773.042.  BASIC LIFE-SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.  A provider qualifies as a basic life-support emergency medical services provider if it provides a vehicle that is designed for transporting the sick or injured, has personnel and sufficient equipment and supplies for providing basic life support, and is capable of providing emergency and nonemergency transportation.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 915, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 305 (S.B. 521), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1126), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.043. Advanced Life-Support Emergency Medical Services Provider Qualifications

Sec. 773.043.  ADVANCED LIFE-SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.  A provider qualifies as an advanced life-support emergency medical services provider if it:(1)  meets the requirements of a basic life-support emergency medical services provider;  and(2)  has personnel and sufficient equipment and supplies for providing intravenous therapy and endotracheal or esophageal intubation.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 915, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.044. Mobile Intensive-Care Provider Qualifications

Sec. 773.044.  MOBILE INTENSIVE-CARE PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.  A provider qualifies as a mobile intensive-care provider if it:(1)  meets the requirements of an advanced life-support emergency medical services provider;  and(2)  has personnel and sufficient equipment and supplies to provide cardiac monitoring, defibrillation, cardioversion, drug therapy, and two-way radio communication.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 915, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.045. Specialized Emergency Medical Services Provider Qualifications

Sec. 773.045.  SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  A provider using a vehicle, including a helicopter, boat, fixed-wing aircraft, or ground vehicle, qualifies as a specialized emergency medical services provider if:(1)  the vehicle is designed for transporting the sick or injured by air, water, or ground transportation;  and(2)  the provider has personnel and sufficient equipment and supplies to provide for the specialized needs of the patient transported.(b)  A rotor or fixed-wing aircraft and staff based in this state and used to transport a patient by stretcher and that holds itself out as an air ambulance service is required to be licensed by the department.(c)  An air ambulance company based in another state that transports patients from a point in this state is required to be licensed by the department as an emergency medical services provider.  The department shall issue a license to an air ambulance company under this subsection if the company applies as required by this chapter and has met the qualifications specified in department rules for safely transporting patients.  An air ambulance company accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems is rebuttably presumed to have met the department's qualifications.(d)  An air ambulance company licensed under Subsection (c) must include information regarding the physical location of the company's base operations in any advertising by the company in this state.  This subsection does not prohibit an air ambulance company with multiple locations from listing those locations in advertising, provided that the air ambulance company meets all the provisions of this chapter.(e)  An air ambulance company that is not located in this state and that advertises within this state must have at least one physical location in this state.(f)  This section does not require an air transportation provider to be licensed if, in addition to the company's normal air transportation service, the air transportation company provides only voluntary, mercy-flight transportation at the company's own expense.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 245, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 376, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 915, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1182, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1524, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.046. Emergency Care Attendant Qualifications

Sec. 773.046.  EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANT QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  An individual qualifies as an emergency care attendant if the individual is certified by the department as minimally proficient to provide emergency prehospital care by providing initial aid that promotes comfort and avoids aggravation of an injury or illness.(b)  The department may not require an individual to have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate for certification as an emergency care attendant under this chapter if the individual certifies that the individual will serve only as an emergency care attendant volunteer during the certification period.(c)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 246, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1525, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.047. Emergency Medical Technician Qualifications

Sec. 773.047.  EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN QUALIFICATIONS.  An individual qualifies as an emergency medical technician if the individual is certified by the department as minimally proficient to perform emergency prehospital care that is necessary for basic life support and that includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the control of hemorrhaging.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 247, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.048. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Qualifications

Sec. 773.048.  ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN QUALIFICATIONS.  An individual qualifies as an advanced emergency medical technician if the individual is certified by the department as minimally proficient to provide emergency prehospital care by initiating under medical supervision certain procedures, including intravenous therapy and endotracheal or esophageal intubation.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 248, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1526, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.049. Emergency Medical Technician--Paramedic Qualifications

Sec. 773.049.  EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN--PARAMEDIC QUALIFICATIONS.  An individual qualifies as an emergency medical technician-paramedic if the individual is certified by the department as minimally proficient to provide advanced life support that includes initiation under medical supervision of certain procedures, including intravenous therapy, endotracheal or esophageal intubation, electrical cardiac defibrillation or cardioversion, and drug therapy.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 249, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.0495 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.0495. Licensed Paramedic Qualifications

Sec. 773.0495.  LICENSED PARAMEDIC QUALIFICATIONS.  An individual qualifies as a licensed paramedic if the department determines that the individual is minimally proficient to provide advanced life support that includes initiation under medical supervision of certain procedures, including intravenous therapy, endotracheal or esophageal intubation, electrical cardiac defibrillation or cardioversion, and drug therapy.  In addition, a licensed paramedic must complete a curriculum that includes college-level course work in accordance with department rules.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1526, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.0496 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.0496. Scope of Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic and Licensed Paramedic Duties

Sec. 773.0496.  SCOPE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-PARAMEDIC AND LICENSED PARAMEDIC DUTIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Advanced life support" means health care provided to sustain life in an emergency, life-threatening situation. The term includes the initiation of intravenous therapy, endotracheal or esophageal intubation, electrical cardiac defibrillation or cardioversion, and drug therapy procedures.(2)  "Direct supervision" means supervision of an emergency medical technician-paramedic or licensed paramedic by a licensed physician who is present in the same area or an area adjacent to the area where an emergency medical technician-paramedic or licensed paramedic performs a procedure and who is immediately available to provide assistance and direction during the performance of the procedure.(b)  Notwithstanding other law, a person who is certified under this chapter as an emergency medical technician-paramedic or a licensed paramedic, is acting under the delegation and direct supervision of a licensed physician, and is authorized to provide advanced life support by a health care facility may in accordance with department rules provide advanced life support in the facility's emergency or urgent care clinical setting, including a hospital emergency room and a freestanding emergency medical care facility.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1226 (S.B. 1899), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.0505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.0505. Rules Regarding Advertising or Competitive Bidding

Sec. 773.0505.  RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  (a)  The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license or certificate holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.(b)  In rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the executive commissioner may not include a rule that:(1)  restricts the use of any medium for advertising;(2)  restricts the use of a license or certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;(3)  relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license or certificate holder; or(4)  restricts the license or certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1528, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications|Section 773.051. Municipal Regulation

Sec. 773.051.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION.  A municipality may establish standards for an emergency medical services provider that are stricter than the minimum standards of this chapter and department rules adopted under this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 915, Sec. 8, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|