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TX Health & Safety Code § 773.204 (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 773.204. Duties of Stroke Committee; Development of Stroke Emergency Transport Plan and Stroke Facility Criteria

Sec. 773.204.  DUTIES OF STROKE COMMITTEE; DEVELOPMENT OF STROKE EMERGENCY TRANSPORT PLAN AND STROKE FACILITY CRITERIA.  (a)  The advisory council, with the assistance of the stroke committee and in collaboration with the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, shall develop a statewide stroke emergency transport plan and stroke facility criteria.(b)  The stroke emergency transport plan must include:(1)  training requirements on stroke recognition and treatment, including emergency screening procedures;(2)  a list of appropriate early treatments to stabilize patients;(3)  protocols for rapid transport to a stroke facility when rapid transport is appropriate and it is safe to bypass another health care facility; and(4)  plans for coordination with statewide agencies or committees on programs for stroke prevention and community education regarding stroke and stroke emergency transport.(c)  In developing the stroke emergency transport plan and stroke facility criteria, the stroke committee shall consult the criteria for stroke facilities established by national medical organizations such as The Joint Commission.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 299 (S.B. 330), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1572, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.205 (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 773.205. Rules

Sec. 773.205.  RULES.  The executive commissioner may adopt rules regarding a statewide stroke emergency transport plan and stroke facility criteria based on recommendations from the advisory council.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 299 (S.B. 330), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter I. Emergency Medical Services Assistance Program|Section 773.251. Definitions

Sec. 773.251.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Educational curriculum" means a distance-learning emergency medical services curriculum that provides remote courses of instruction and training to emergency medical services personnel who serve a rural area.(2)  "General academic teaching institution," "medical and dental unit," "other agency of higher education," and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.(3)  "Program" means the emergency medical services assistance program established under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 1407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter I. Emergency Medical Services Assistance Program|Section 773.252. Establishment of Program

Sec. 773.252.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.  (a)  The department shall establish the emergency medical services assistance program to provide financial and educational assistance to eligible emergency medical services providers.(b)  The program includes grants to eligible emergency medical services providers and an educational curriculum to provide training to rural emergency medical services personnel.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 1407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter I. Emergency Medical Services Assistance Program|Section 773.253. Rules

Sec. 773.253.  RULES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules for:(1)  determining eligibility under the program;(2)  establishing requirements for the educational curriculum; and(3)  establishing requirements for a general academic teaching institution, medical and dental unit, other agency of higher education, or public technical institute that develops and offers the educational curriculum.(b)  The rules must require that:(1)  an emergency medical services provider demonstrate financial need to be eligible for assistance under the program;(2)  a general academic teaching institution, medical and dental unit, other agency of higher education, or public technical institute applying to offer the educational curriculum demonstrate the qualifications necessary to develop and offer the educational curriculum; and(3)  the educational curriculum provide to rural emergency medical services personnel the remote instructional courses and training necessary for the personnel to achieve department certification under Subchapter C.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 1407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter I. Emergency Medical Services Assistance Program|Section 773.254. Application by Emergency Medical Services Provider

Sec. 773.254.  APPLICATION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER.  (a)  An emergency medical services provider may apply to the department in the form and manner provided by department rule to receive assistance under the program.(b)  If the department determines an applicant is eligible for assistance under the program, the department may provide a grant under Section 773.257 to the applicant.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 1407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter I. Emergency Medical Services Assistance Program|Section 773.255. Educational Curriculum

Sec. 773.255.  EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM.  (a)  A general academic teaching institution, medical and dental unit, other agency of higher education, or public technical institute may apply to the department in the form and manner provided by department rule to develop and offer the educational curriculum under this subchapter.(b)  The department may contract with not more than three qualified general academic teaching institutions, medical and dental units, other agencies of higher education, or public technical institutes to develop and offer the educational curriculum under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 1407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter I. Emergency Medical Services Assistance Program|Section 773.256. Administrative Support

Sec. 773.256.  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.  The department may provide administrative support to the program.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 1407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 773.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services|Subchapter I. Emergency Medical Services Assistance Program|Section 773.257. Grants

Sec. 773.257.  GRANTS.  (a)  The commissioner may use money from the permanent fund for emergency medical services and trauma care established under Section 403.106, Government Code, to provide grants, in addition to funding available from other sources, to emergency medical services providers applying for assistance under the program or to provide funding to a general academic teaching institution, medical and dental unit, other agency of higher education, or public technical institute offering the educational curriculum under this subchapter.(b)  The commissioner shall ensure that at least 60 percent of the grants provided under this section are provided to emergency medical services providers that serve a rural area.(c)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a procedure for the Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council to establish priorities for issuance of grants under this section.(d)  The department shall distribute grants under this section in accordance with the requirements of Subsection (b) and the grant priorities established under Subsection (c).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 1407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 775.001. Definitions

Sec. 775.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of emergency services commissioners.(2)  "District" means an emergency services district created under this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 775.002. Liberal Construction

Sec. 775.002.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.  This chapter and a proceeding under this chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve the purposes of this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 775.003. Authorization

Sec. 775.003.  AUTHORIZATION.  An emergency services district may be organized as provided by Article III, Section 48-e, of the Texas Constitution, as proposed by S.J.R. No. 27, Acts of the 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, and adopted by the voters at an election held November 3, 1987, and by this chapter to protect life and health.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 775.011. Petition for Creation of District Located Wholly in One County

Sec. 775.011.  PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT LOCATED WHOLLY IN ONE COUNTY.  (a)  Before a district located wholly in one county may be created, the county judge of that county must receive a petition signed by at least 100 qualified voters who own taxable real property in the proposed district.  If there are fewer than 100 of those voters, the petition must be signed by a majority of those voters.(b)  The name of the district proposed by the petition must be "____________ County Emergency Services District No. __________," with the name of the county and the proper consecutive number inserted.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 775.012. Petition for Creation of District Located in More Than One County

Sec. 775.012.  PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY.  (a)  Before a district that contains territory located in more than one county may be created, the county judge of each county in which the proposed district will be located must receive a petition signed by at least 100 qualified voters who own taxable real property that is located in the county in which that judge presides and in the proposed district.  If there are fewer than 100 of those voters, the petition must be signed by a majority of those voters.(b)  The name of the district proposed by the petition must be "__________ Emergency Services District No. __________." The name of each county must be inserted in the first blank, and the next available district number must be inserted into the second blank.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 775.013. Contents of Petition

Sec. 775.013.  CONTENTS OF PETITION.  (a)  The petition prescribed by Section 775.011 or 775.012 must show:(1)  that the district is to be created and is to operate under Article III, Section 48-e, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 775;(2)  the name of the proposed district;(3)  the proposed district's boundaries as designated by metes and bounds or other sufficient legal description;(4)  the services that the proposed district will provide;(5)  that the creation of the proposed district complies with Sections 775.020 and 775.0205;(6)  the mailing address of each petitioner;  and(7)  the name of each municipality whose consent must be obtained under Section 775.014.(a-1)  A statement that the boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of another political subdivision, as those boundaries exist on a particular date, is a sufficient legal description for purposes of Subsection (a)(3).(b)  The petition must contain an agreement signed by at least two petitioners that obligates them to pay not more than $150 of the costs incident to the formation of the district, including the costs of publishing notices, election costs, and other necessary and incidental expenses.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1333, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 886, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 930, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10.009, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 87 (S.B. 718), Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 775.015. Filing of Petition and Notice of Hearing

Sec. 775.015.  FILING OF PETITION AND NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  If the petition is in proper form, the county judge may receive the petition and shall file the petition with the county clerk.(b)  At the next regular or special session of the commissioners court held after the petition is filed with the county clerk, the commissioners court shall set a place, date, and time for the hearing to consider the petition.(c)  The county clerk shall give notice of the hearing.  The notice must state:(1)  that creation of a district is proposed; (2)  that the district is to be created and is to operate under Article III, Section 48-e, of the Texas Constitution, as proposed by S.J.R. No. 27, Acts of the 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, and adopted by the voters at an election held November 3, 1987; (3)  the name of the proposed district; (4)  the district's boundaries as stated in the petition; (5)  the place, date, and time of the hearing;  and(6)  that each person who has an interest in the creation of the district may attend the hearing and present grounds for or against creation of the district.(d)  The county clerk shall retain a copy of the notice and shall deliver sufficient copies of the notice to the sheriff for posting and publication as prescribed by Subsection (e).(e)  Not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held, the sheriff shall post one copy of the notice at the courthouse door.  The sheriff shall also have the notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the proposed district once a week for two consecutive weeks.  The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.(f)  The return of each officer executing notice must:(1)  be endorsed or attached to a copy of the notice; (2)  show the execution of the notice; (3)  specify each date on which the notice was posted or published;  and(4)  include a printed copy of the published notice.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 775.016. Hearing

Sec. 775.016.  HEARING.  (a)  At the time and place set for the hearing or at a later date then set, the commissioners court shall consider the petition and each issue relating to creation of the district.(b)  Any interested person may appear before the commissioners court in person or by attorney to support or oppose the creation of the district and may offer pertinent testimony.(c)  The commissioners court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine each issue relating to the creation of the district, including any matters negotiated with a consenting municipality under Section 775.014(h), and may issue incidental orders it considers proper in relation to the issues before the commissioners court.  The commissioners court may adjourn the hearing as necessary.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 886, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 775.017. Petition Approval

Sec. 775.017.  PETITION APPROVAL.  (a)  If after the hearing the commissioners court finds that creation of the district is feasible and will promote the public safety, welfare, health, and convenience of persons residing in the proposed district, the commissioners court shall grant the petition, fix the district's boundaries, and impose any conditions negotiated under Section 775.014(h).  If the proposed district, according to its boundaries stated in the petition, is located wholly in a county with a population of more than 3.3 million, the commissioners court may amend the petition to change the boundaries of the proposed district if the commissioners court finds the change is necessary or desirable.  For the purposes of this provision, the population of the county is determined according to the most recent federal decennial census available at the time the petition is filed.(b)  If the proposed district will include territory in the municipal limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of one or more municipalities, the commissioners court of the county in which the municipality is located must determine if the district would still meet the requirements prescribed by Subsection (a) if the territory in the municipality's limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction is excluded from the district. The commissioners court must make this finding for each municipality the territory of which will be included in the district.(c)  If the commissioners court finds that the proposed district does not meet the requirements prescribed by Subsection (a), the commissioners court shall deny the petition.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 269, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 886, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 775.018. Election

Sec. 775.018.  ELECTION.  (a)  On the granting of a petition, the commissioners court shall order an election to confirm the district's creation and authorize the imposition of a tax not to exceed the rate allowed by Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution.  Any conditions negotiated under Section 775.014(h) must be included on the ballot.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 123, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.(c)  If the petition indicates that the proposed district will contain territory in more than one county, the commissioners court may not order an election until the commissioners court of each county in which the district will be located has granted the petition.(d)  Subject to Section 4.003, Election Code, the notice of the election shall be given in the same manner as the notice of the petition hearing.(e)  The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.(f)  If the territory of a district proposed under this chapter overlaps with the boundaries of another district created under this chapter, the commissioners court of each county in which the proposed district is located shall send to the board of the existing district a copy of the petition for creation of the proposed district.  This subsection does not apply to a proposed district located wholly in a county with a population of more than three million.(g)  The board of the existing district shall adopt a statement before the date of the election required by this section that specifies the types of emergency services the existing district will provide or continue to provide in the overlapping territory if the proposed district is created.  This subsection does not apply to a proposed district located wholly in a county with a population of more than three million.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 270, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 294, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 886, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1140, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 123 (S.B. 1621), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 123 (S.B. 1621), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|