By: Klick, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 1869
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019;
May 8, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
Human Services; May 20, 2019, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0, 1 present not voting; May 20, 2019, sent to
printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the Governor's EMS and Trauma
Advisory Council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 773.012(b) and (f), Health and Safety
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) The advisory council is composed of the following 17
[15] members appointed by the governor:
(1) a board-certified emergency physician, appointed
from a list of names recommended by a statewide professional
association of emergency physicians;
(2) a licensed physician who is an emergency medical
services medical director, appointed from a list of names
recommended by a statewide professional association of emergency
medical services medical directors;
(3) a registered nurse, appointed from a list of names
recommended by a statewide professional association of emergency
nurses;
(4) a fire chief for a municipality that provides
emergency medical services, appointed from a list of names
recommended by a statewide fire chiefs association;
(5) [(4)] an officer or employee of a private
provider of emergency medical services who is involved with the
development of a Texas Trauma System, appointed from a list of names
recommended by a statewide association of private providers of
emergency medical services;
(6) [(5)] a volunteer who provides emergency medical
services, appointed from a list of names recommended by a statewide
association of volunteers;
(7) [(6)] an educator in the field of emergency
medical services;
(8) [(7)] a member of an emergency medical services
air medical team or unit, appointed from a list of names recommended
by a statewide emergency medical services air medical association;
(9) [(8)] a representative of a fire department that
provides emergency medical services, appointed from a list of names
recommended by a statewide association of firefighters;
(10) [(9)] a representative of hospitals who is
affiliated with a hospital that is a designated trauma facility in
an urban community, appointed from a list of names recommended by a
statewide association of hospitals;
(11) [(10)] a representative of hospitals, who is
affiliated with a hospital that is a designated trauma facility in a
rural community, appointed from a list of names recommended by a
statewide association of hospitals;
(12) [(11)] a representative of a county provider of
emergency medical services;
(13) [(12)] one licensed physician who is a
pediatrician with trauma or emergency care expertise;
(14) [(13)] one trauma surgeon;
(15) [or] one registered nurse with trauma expertise;
and
(16) [(14)] two representatives of the general
public who are not qualified to serve under another subdivision of
this subsection.
(f) Members of the advisory council serve staggered
six-year terms with the terms of five or six members expiring
January 1 of each even-numbered year. A vacancy on the advisory
council is filled in the same manner as the original appointment for
the unexpired term.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the governor
shall appoint the members of the council as required by Section
773.012(b)(3), Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, and
Section 773.012(b)(15), Health and Safety Code, as added by this
Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2019.
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