Amend CSHB 2085 as follows:
      (1)  On page 132, between lines 11 and 12, insert the
following section, to be numbered appropriately:
      SECTION ____.  Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subchapter F to read as follows:
       SUBCHAPTER F. MEDICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CERTAIN
               EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATORS
      Sec. 773.141.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
            (1)  "Emergency call" means a telephone call or other
similar communication from a member of the public, as part of a
9-1-1 system or otherwise, made to obtain emergency medical
services.
            (2)  "Emergency medical services operator" means a
person who, as a volunteer or employee of a public agency, as that
term is defined by Section 771.001, receives emergency calls.
      Sec. 773.142.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter
does not apply to a physician or other licensed person who may
provide medical information under law.
      Sec. 773.143.  PROVISION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION.  An
emergency medical services operator may provide medical information
to a member of the public during an emergency call if:
            (1)  the operator has successfully completed an
emergency medical services operator training program and holds a
certificate issued under Section 773.144; and
            (2)  the information provided substantially conforms to
the protocol for delivery of the information adopted by the board
under Section 773.145.
      Sec. 773.144.  TRAINING PROGRAMS.  (a)  The department may
offer emergency medical services operator training programs and may
approve training programs offered by other persons. The board by
rule shall establish minimum standards for approval of training
programs and certification and decertification of program
instructors.
      (b)  The provider of an emergency medical services operator
training program shall issue an emergency medical services operator
a certificate evidencing completion of the training program.  The
board by rule may require that, before issuance of the certificate,
the operator successfully complete an examination administered by
the board, by the provider of the training program, or by another
person.
      (c)  The board by rule may provide that a certificate  issued
under Subsection (b) expires at the end of a specified period not
less than one year after the date on which the certificate is
issued and may adopt requirements, including additional training or
examination, for renewal of the certificate.
      (d)  The board by rule may adopt other requirements relating
to emergency medical services operator training programs.  The
establishment of minimum standards under this section does not
prohibit the entity that is employing or accepting the volunteer
services of the emergency medical services operator from imposing
additional training standards or procedures.
      Sec. 773.145.  MEDICAL INFORMATION.  The board by rule shall
adopt a protocol that must be used to provide medical information
under Section 773.143. The protocol may include the use of a
flash-card system or other similar system designed to make the
information readily accessible to the emergency medical services
operator in an understandable form.
      Sec. 773.146.  LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY.  (a)  An
emergency medical services operator who holds a certificate under
Section 773.144 is not liable for damages that arise from the
provision of medical information according to the protocol adopted
under Section 773.145 if the information is provided in good faith.
This subsection does not apply to an act or omission of the
operator that constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or
intentional misconduct.  This subsection does not affect any
liability imposed on a public agency for the conduct of the
emergency medical services operator under Section 101.062, Civil
Practice and Remedies Code.
      (b)  Section 101.062, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
governs the liability of a public agency the employees or
volunteers of which provide medical information under this
subchapter.
      Sec. 773.147.  FEES.  (a)  The board by rule may adopt fees
for:
            (1)  training programs provided by the board under
Section 773.144; and
            (2)  the approval of program instructors and of
training programs offered by other persons.
      (b)  The fees adopted under this section may not exceed the
amount necessary for the department to recover the cost of
administering this subchapter.
      (2)  On page 132, between lines 15 and 16, insert the
following section, to be numbered appropriately:
      SECTION ____.  (a)  Subchapter F, Chapter 773, Health and
Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies only to the provision of
medical information by an emergency medical services operator, as
that term is defined by Section 773.141, Health and Safety Code, as
added by this Act, on or after January 1, 2000.  The provision of
medical information before January 1, 2000,  is governed by the law
as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act,
and that law is continued in effect for this purpose.
      (b)  The Texas Board of Health shall adopt rules necessary
for the implementation of Subchapter F, Chapter 773, Health and
Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than December 1, 1999.
      (3)  Renumber sections of Article 19 of the bill
appropriately.