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TX Health & Safety Code § 779.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 779 - Automated External Defibrillators|Section 779.007. Possession of Automated External Defibrillators

Sec. 779.007.  POSSESSION OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.  Each person or entity, other than a licensed practitioner, that acquires an automated external defibrillator that has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter sale shall ensure that:(1)  the automated external defibrillator has been delivered to that person or entity by a licensed practitioner in the course of his professional practice or upon a prescription or other order lawfully issued in the course of his professional practice;  or(2)  if the automated external defibrillator is acquired for the purpose of sale or lease, the person or entity shall be in conformance with the applicable requirements found in Section 483.041, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 38 (H.B. 92), Sec. 1, eff. May 8, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 779.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 779 - Automated External Defibrillators|Section 779.008. Hospital Exemption

Sec. 779.008.  HOSPITAL EXEMPTION.  This chapter shall not apply to hospitals licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 780.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 780 - Trauma Facilities and Emergency Medical Services|Section 780.001. Definitions

Sec. 780.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Account" means the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account established under Section 780.003.(2)  "Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health services.(3)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 10.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 2470), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 780.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 780 - Trauma Facilities and Emergency Medical Services|Section 780.002. Certain Deposits to Account

Sec. 780.002.  CERTAIN DEPOSITS TO ACCOUNT.  The comptroller shall deposit any gifts, grants, donations, and legislative appropriations made for the purposes of the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account established under Section 780.003 to the credit of the account.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 10.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2048), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 780.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 780 - Trauma Facilities and Emergency Medical Services|Section 780.003. Account

Sec. 780.003.  ACCOUNT.  (a)  The designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account is created as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury.  Money in the account may be appropriated only to:(1)  the department for the purposes described by Section 780.004; or(2)  the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for graduate-level:(A)  medical education programs; or(B)  nursing education programs.(b)  The account is composed of money deposited to the credit of the account under Sections 542.4031, 709.002, and 1006.153, Transportation Code, and under Section 780.002 of this code.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 , Sec. 46(3), eff. September 1, 2015.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 10.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 835 (H.B. 7), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 46(3), eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 372 (H.B. 1631), Sec. 4, eff. June 2, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2048), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 10.008, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 780.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 780 - Trauma Facilities and Emergency Medical Services|Section 780.005. Control of Expenditures From the Account

Sec. 780.005.  CONTROL OF EXPENDITURES FROM THE ACCOUNT.  Money distributed under Section 780.004 shall be used in compliance with Section 780.004 on the authorization of the executive committee of the trauma service area regional advisory council.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 10.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 780.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 780 - Trauma Facilities and Emergency Medical Services|Section 780.006. Loss of Funding Eligibility

Sec. 780.006.  LOSS OF FUNDING ELIGIBILITY.  For a period of not less than one year or more than three years, as determined by the commissioner, the department may not disburse money under Section 780.004 to a county, municipality, or local recipient that the commissioner finds used money in violation of that section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 10.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 784.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 784 - Critical Incident Stress Management and Crisis Response Services|Section 784.001. Definitions

Sec. 784.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Crisis response service" means consultation, risk assessment, referral, and on-site crisis intervention services provided by an emergency response team member to an emergency service provider affected by a crisis or disaster.(2)  "Critical incident stress" means the acute or cumulative psychological stress or trauma that an emergency service provider may experience in providing emergency services in response to a critical incident, including a crisis, disaster, or emergency.  The stress or trauma is an unusually strong emotional, cognitive, or physical reaction that has the potential to interfere with normal functioning, including:(A)  physical and emotional illness;(B)  failure of usual coping mechanisms;(C)  loss of interest in the job;(D)  personality changes; and(E)  loss of ability to function.(3)  "Critical incident stress management service" means a service providing a process of crisis intervention designed to assist an emergency service provider in coping with critical incident stress.  The term includes consultation, counseling, debriefing, defusing, intervention services, case management services, prevention, and referral.(4)  "Emergency response team member" means an individual providing critical incident stress management services or crisis response services, or both, who is designated by an appropriate state or local governmental unit to provide those services as a member of an organized team or in association with the governmental unit.(5)  "Emergency service provider" means an individual who provides emergency response services, including a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services provider, dispatcher, or rescue service provider.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 651 (S.B. 1065), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 784.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 784 - Critical Incident Stress Management and Crisis Response Services|Section 784.002. Closed Meetings

Sec. 784.002.  CLOSED MEETINGS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) and notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, a meeting in which critical incident stress management services or crisis response services are provided to an emergency service provider:(1)  is closed to the general public; and(2)  may be closed to any individual who was not directly involved in the critical incident or crisis.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply if:(1)  the emergency service provider or the legal representative of the provider expressly agrees that the meeting may be open to the general public or to certain individuals; or(2)  the emergency service provider is deceased.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 651 (S.B. 1065), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 784.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 784 - Critical Incident Stress Management and Crisis Response Services|Section 784.003. Confidentiality

Sec. 784.003.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section:(1)  a communication made by an emergency service provider to an emergency response team member while the provider receives critical incident stress management services or crisis response services is confidential and may not be disclosed in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding; and(2)  a record kept by an emergency response team member relating to the provision of critical incident stress management services or crisis response services to an emergency service provider by the team is confidential and is not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding.(b)  A court in a civil or criminal case or the decision-making entity in an administrative proceeding may allow disclosure of a communication or record described by Subsection (a) if the court or entity finds that the benefit of allowing disclosure of the communication or record is more important than protecting the privacy of the individual.(c)  A communication or record described by Subsection (a) is not confidential if:(1)  the emergency response team member reasonably needs to make an appropriate referral of the emergency service provider to or consult about the provider with another member of the team or an appropriate professional associated with the team;(2)  the communication conveys information that the emergency service provider is or appears to be an imminent threat to the provider or anyone else;(3)  the communication conveys information relating to a past, present, or future criminal act that does not directly relate to the critical incident or crisis;(4)  the emergency service provider or the legal representative of the provider expressly agrees that the communication or record is not confidential; or(5)  the emergency service provider is deceased.(d)  A communication or record described by Subsection (a) is not confidential to the extent that it conveys information concerning the services and care provided to or withheld by the emergency service provider to an individual injured in the critical incident or during the crisis.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 651 (S.B. 1065), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 784.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 784 - Critical Incident Stress Management and Crisis Response Services|Section 784.004. Limitation on Liability

Sec. 784.004.  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an emergency response team or an emergency response team member providing critical incident stress management services or crisis response services is not liable for damages, including personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, or other loss related to the team's or member's act, error, or omission in the performance of the services, unless the act, error, or omission constitutes wanton, wilful, or intentional misconduct.(b)  Subsection (a) limits liability for damages in any civil action, other than an action under Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 651 (S.B. 1065), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 785.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 785 - Search and Rescue Dogs|Section 785.001. Definitions

Sec. 785.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Handler" means a person who handles a search and rescue dog and who is certified by the National Association for Search and Rescue or another state or nationally recognized search and rescue agency.(2)  "Housing accommodations" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.002(3), Human Resources Code.(3)  "Public facility" means a facility described by Section 121.002(5), Human Resources Code.(4)  "Search and rescue dog" means a canine that is trained or being trained to assist a nationally recognized search and rescue agency in search and rescue activities.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (S.B. 1010), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 785.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 785 - Search and Rescue Dogs|Section 785.002. Discrimination Prohibited

Sec. 785.002.  DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  The owner, manager, or operator of a public facility, or an employee or other agent of the owner, manager, or operator, may not deny a search and rescue dog admittance to the facility.(b)  The owner, manager, or operator of a public facility, or an employee or other agent of the owner, manager, or operator, may not deny a search and rescue dog's handler admittance to the facility because of the presence of the handler's search and rescue dog.(c)  The owner, manager, or operator of a common carrier, airplane, railroad train, motor bus, streetcar, boat, or other public conveyance or mode of transportation operating within this state, or an employee or other agent of the owner, manager, or operator, may not:(1)  refuse to accept as a passenger a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler; or(2)  require the dog's handler to pay an additional fare because of the search and rescue dog.(d)  The discrimination prohibited by this section includes:(1)  refusing to allow a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler to use or be admitted to a public facility;(2)  a ruse or subterfuge calculated to prevent or discourage a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler from using or being admitted to a public facility; and(3)  failing to make a reasonable accommodation in a policy, practice, or procedure to allow a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler to be admitted to a public facility.(e)  A policy relating to the use of a public facility by a designated class of persons from the general public may not prohibit the use of the particular public facility by a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler.(f)  A search and rescue dog's handler is entitled to full and equal access, in the same manner as other members of the general public, to all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or compensation in this state, subject to any condition or limitation established by law that applies to all persons, except that the handler may not be required to pay an extra fee or charge or security deposit for the search and rescue dog.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (S.B. 1010), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 785.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 785 - Search and Rescue Dogs|Section 785.003. Penalty for Discrimination

Sec. 785.003.  PENALTY FOR DISCRIMINATION.  (a)  A person who violates Section 785.002 commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $300 or more than $1,000.(b)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the actor requested the search and rescue dog handler's credentials under Section 785.005 and the handler failed to provide the actor with the credentials.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (S.B. 1010), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 785.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 785 - Search and Rescue Dogs|Section 785.004. Responsibilities of Handlers; Civil Liability

Sec. 785.004.  RESPONSIBILITIES OF HANDLERS; CIVIL LIABILITY.  (a)  A handler who accompanies a search and rescue dog shall keep the dog properly harnessed or leashed.  A person may maintain a cause of action against a dog's handler for personal injury, property damage, or death resulting from the failure of the dog's handler to properly harness or leash the dog under the same law applicable to other causes brought for the redress of injuries caused by animals.(b)  The handler of a search and rescue dog is liable for any property damage caused by the search and rescue dog to a public facility or to housing accommodations.(c)  A governmental unit, as defined by Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is subject to liability under this section only as provided by Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.  A public servant, as defined by Section 108.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is subject to liability under this section only as provided by Chapter 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (S.B. 1010), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 785.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 785 - Search and Rescue Dogs|Section 785.005. Canine Handler Credentials

Sec. 785.005.  CANINE HANDLER CREDENTIALS.  A person may ask a search and rescue dog handler to display proof that the handler is a person with a certification issued by the National Association for Search and Rescue or another state or nationally recognized search and rescue agency.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (S.B. 1010), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 792.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle C - Fire|Chapter 792 - Smoke Detectors in Hotels|Section 792.001. Definitions

Sec. 792.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Hotel" means a building in which members of the public obtain sleeping accommodations for consideration, including a hotel, motel, tourist home, tourist house, tourist court, hostel, lodging house, rooming house, or inn.  The term does not include:(A)  a hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home;  or(B)  a building in which all or substantially all of the occupants have the right to use or possess their sleeping accommodations for at least 28 consecutive days.(2)  "Person" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.(3)  "Smoke detector" means a device that is:(A)  designed to detect the presence of visible or invisible products of combustion in the air;  and(B)  designed with an alarm audible throughout the room in which it is installed to alert the occupants of the room of the presence of visible or invisible products of combustion in the air of the room.(4)  "Smoke detector for hearing-impaired persons" means a smoke detector that, in addition to the sound alarm, uses a xenon design strobe light with a visible effective intensity of not less than 100 candela, as tested and labeled in accordance with ANSI/UL Standard 1638, and with a flash rate of not less than 60 nor more than 120 flashes per minute.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 792.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle C - Fire|Chapter 792 - Smoke Detectors in Hotels|Section 792.002. Smoke Detectors in Hotels; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 792.002.  SMOKE DETECTORS IN HOTELS;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who operates a hotel commits an offense if the person:(1)  does not maintain a smoke detector in good working order in every room of the hotel that is regularly used for sleeping; (2)  does not maintain smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons as prescribed by Subsection (b);  or(3)  does not comply with the requirements of Subsection (c) if a hotel patron requests a room with a smoke detector for hearing-impaired persons.(b)  A person who operates a hotel shall maintain one smoke detector for hearing-impaired persons for each 60, or fraction of 60, rooms of the hotel that are regularly used for sleeping, except that the operator is not required to maintain more than five smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons.(c)  If a hotel patron requests a room with a smoke detector for hearing-impaired persons, the operator of the hotel shall:(1)  assign the patron to a room in which a hard-wired smoke detector for hearing-impaired persons has been properly installed;  or(2)  install in the patron's room a portable smoke detector for hearing-impaired persons using a receptacle that cannot be controlled by a wall switch.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(e)  A person commits a separate offense under this section on each calendar day the person commits the offense.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 792.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle C - Fire|Chapter 792 - Smoke Detectors in Hotels|Section 792.003. Smoke Detector List

Sec. 792.003.  SMOKE DETECTOR LIST.  (a)  To qualify for use under this chapter, a smoke detector must be listed by the state fire marshal after the device has been tested and shown to be effective by the state fire marshal or by a testing laboratory under conditions and procedures approved by the state fire marshal.(b)  In lieu of or in addition to the list made under Subsection (a), the state fire marshal may substitute or use a list of devices that comply with standards of manufacture and installation adopted under Article 5.43-2, Insurance Code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 793.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle C - Fire|Chapter 793 - Disabling Fire Exit Alarms|Section 793.001. Definitions

Sec. 793.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Fire exit" means a door, window, or other means of egress from a building that has been expressly designated as a fire escape or emergency exit by a sign, light, or other device located on or in the immediate vicinity of the fire escape or exit.(2)  "Fire exit alarm" means a device designed to sound an alarm when a fire exit is opened or an attempt to open a fire exit is made.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 793.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle C - Fire|Chapter 793 - Disabling Fire Exit Alarms|Section 793.002. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 793.002.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if:(1)  the person intentionally or knowingly causes a fire exit alarm to fail to sound an alarm;  and(2)  the person is not authorized to do so by a person having lawful custody or control of the building or the part of the building in which the fire exit is located.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 795.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle C - Fire|Chapter 795 - Use of Certain Fire Trucks|Section 795.001. Definition

Sec. 795.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "fire department" means:(1)  a volunteer fire department;  or(2)  a department of a municipality, county, or special district or authority that provides fire-fighting services.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 279, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|