82R9770 ALB-F
By: Quintanilla H.B. No. 2369
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the accreditation of training programs and examinations
for certain emergency medical services personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 773.050, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-1) A rule adopted under Subsection (b)(3) may not require
a course or training program to be accredited by a national
organization before January 1, 2018.
(b-2) Not later than January 1, 2013, the department shall
partner with a testing entity that administers an examination that
qualifies the examinee for licensure as a paramedic. The
department may not reimburse the testing entity for administering
an examination, but the testing entity may charge a fee to an
examinee. This subsection expires January 1, 2018.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.