By: Naishtat, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Deuell) H.B. No. 4560
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 18, 2009;
May 19, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 23, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 23, 2009, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by certain
emergency first responders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 607, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. OTHER DISEASES OR ILLNESSES SUFFERED BY FIREFIGHTERS
AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
Sec. 607.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Emergency medical technician" means an
individual who is certified as an emergency medical technician by
the Department of State Health Services as provided by Chapter 773,
Health and Safety Code, and who is a full-time employee of a
political subdivision.
(2) "Firefighter" means an individual who is defined
as fire protection personnel under Section 419.021 and is a
full-time employee of a political subdivision.
Sec. 607.102. NOTIFICATION. A firefighter or emergency
medical technician who is exposed to methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus is entitled to receive notification of the
exposure in the manner prescribed by Section 81.048, Health and
Safety Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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