H.B. No. 4560
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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4560 was passed by the House on May
15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4560 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor