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House Bill 3556 |
House Author: Kolkhorst et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 3556 amends the Health and Safety Code to require a person who applies for an emergency services provider license or for a renewal of such a license, in addition to the requirements for obtaining or renewing a license, to provide the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) with a letter of credit in varying amounts based on the date the license is issued, to provide the Health and Human Services Commission with a surety bond in the amount of $50,000 if the applicant participates in the Medicaid program, the Medicaid managed care program, or the child health plan program, and to submit for DSHS approval the name and contact information of the provider's administrator of record. The bill establishes certain qualification and continuing education requirements for a licensed emergency medical services provider administrator of record and exempts an emergency medical services provider directly operated by a governmental entity from those requirements. The bill establishes DSHS reporting requirements relating to licenses and activities for emergency medical services provider licenses.
House Bill 3556 sets out procedures for an emergency medical services provider to gain approval to operate in a municipality or county and restrictions on a provider expanding operations or stationing emergency services vehicles in areas not specifically approved. The bill authorizes the commissioner of health to suspend, revoke, or deny an emergency medical services provider license, other than a license for a provider directly operated by a governmental entity, on the grounds that an administrator of record, employee, or other provider representative has been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for certain offenses or has been convicted of Medicare or Medicaid fraud, has been excluded from participation in the Medicaid program, or has a hold on payment for reimbursement under the state Medicaid program. The bill requires DSHS, before issuing an emergency medical services provider license, to be satisfied that the applicant possesses sufficient professional experience and qualifications to provide emergency medical services, has not been excluded from participation in the Medicaid program, and holds a required letter of approval.