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.