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