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| 4 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 8 | | relating to the authority of an emergency services district to |
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| 7 | 9 | | provide preventive health care services. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 775, Health and Safety |
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| 10 | 12 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 775.0311 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | Sec. 775.0311. PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. (a) This |
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| 12 | 14 | | section applies to a district that is licensed as or contracts with: |
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| 13 | 15 | | (1) an emergency medical services provider under |
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| 14 | 16 | | Chapter 773; or |
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| 15 | 17 | | (2) a first responder organization under Chapter 773. |
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| 16 | 18 | | (b) In this section, "preventive health care services" |
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| 17 | 19 | | means out-of-hospital routine health care services, including |
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| 18 | 20 | | immunizations, screenings, checkups, and patient counseling, |
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| 19 | 21 | | provided for the purpose of preventing illness, disease, or other |
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| 20 | 22 | | health problems. |
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| 21 | 23 | | (c) A district may provide preventive health care services |
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| 22 | 24 | | to reduce reliance on 9-1-1 transports and systems for routine |
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| 23 | 25 | | health care and contract with the state or a local government, as |
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| 24 | 26 | | provided by Section 775.0366, to provide those services. |
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| 25 | 27 | | (d) A reference in this chapter to the district providing |
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| 26 | 28 | | emergency services includes preventive health care services. |
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| 27 | 29 | | (e) A district may make necessary improvements and adopt |
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| 28 | 30 | | rules and regulations for the purposes of this section. |
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| 29 | 31 | | (f) A district in a county with a population of less than |
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| 30 | 32 | | 60,000 must obtain approval from the county commissioners court |
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| 31 | 33 | | prior to providing services under this section. |
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| 32 | 34 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 33 | 35 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 34 | 36 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 35 | 37 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 36 | 38 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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