| 1 | 1 | | 89R17115 MCF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Martinez H.B. No. 4521 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the requirements for certain emergency medical services |
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| 10 | 10 | | certification providers; authorizing a fee. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 773, Health and Safety |
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| 13 | 13 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 773.0561 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 773.0561. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN |
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| 15 | 15 | | CERTIFICATION PROVIDERS. (a) This section applies to a for-profit |
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| 16 | 16 | | provider of an emergency medical services certification course or |
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| 17 | 17 | | training program located in a county that: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) is adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) has a population of at least 500,000; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | (3) does not have a municipality with a population |
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| 21 | 21 | | greater than 500,000. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) A for-profit provider of an emergency medical services |
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| 23 | 23 | | certification course or training program: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) must disclose on the provider's Internet website |
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| 25 | 25 | | the cost of each certification course or training program the |
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| 26 | 26 | | provider offers; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) must pay to the department a fee equal to 10 |
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| 28 | 28 | | percent of a student's cost to enroll in the certification course or |
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| 29 | 29 | | training program; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (3) may not charge a student directly or increase the |
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| 31 | 31 | | student's cost to enroll in the certification course or training |
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| 32 | 32 | | program by an amount equal to the amount paid to the department |
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| 33 | 33 | | under Subdivision (2) or otherwise require the student to cover the |
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| 34 | 34 | | cost of the fee. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (c) In addition to the minimum standards outlined in Section |
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| 36 | 36 | | 773.050, a course coordinator for emergency medical services |
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| 37 | 37 | | personnel training for a for-profit provider of an emergency |
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| 38 | 38 | | medical services certification course or training program must: |
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| 39 | 39 | | (1) hold a bachelor's degree conferred by an |
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| 40 | 40 | | accredited institution of higher education; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | (2) have at least 10 years of experience as a basic |
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| 42 | 42 | | instructor in a program related to emergency medical services. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 44 | 44 | | of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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| 45 | 45 | | Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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| 46 | 46 | | Section 773.0561, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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