By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 53
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to life support services provided by certain emergency
medical services personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 773.003(1) and (2), Health and Safety
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(1) "Advanced life support" means [emergency]
prehospital care that uses invasive and noninvasive medical acts
that an emergency medical technician-intermediate, an emergency
medical technician-paramedic, or a licensed paramedic is
authorized to preform and includes the performance of an advanced
patient assessment in a situation in which the assessment is
required to determine whether the medical acts are necessary.
(2) "Basic life support" means [emergency]
prehospital care that uses invasive and noninvasive medical acts
that an emergency medical technician-basic or an emergency care
attendant is authorized to perform.
SECTION 2. This Act take 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 receives the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.