SRC-TJG S.B. 692 78(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 692
By: Madla
Health & Human Services
7/8/2003
Enrolled


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, there is no data available on the number of runs emergency
medical service (EMS) providers make or how many of those runs require
services.  S.B. 692 requires EMS providers to submit to the Texas
Department of Health (TDH) the number and types of runs.  This bill also
requires TDH to post the collected information on the TDH website. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas Department of
Health in SECTION 1 (Section 773.0613, Health and Safety Code) of this
bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter C, Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, by
adding Section 773.0613, as follows: 

Sec. 773.0613.  INFORMATION REPORT TO DEPARTMENT.  (a) Requires an
emergency medical services (EMS) provider licensed under this chapter to
annually submit a report to the Texas Department of Health (TDH)
containing information relating to the number and types of runs the EMS
provider makes. 

(b) Requires TDH to adopt rules relating to the type of information an
emergency medical services provider is required to provide under this
section and the manner in which the information is required to be
provided. 

(c) Requires TDH to post the information TDH receives under Subsection (a)
in summary form on TDH's Internet website.  Prohibits TDH from posting any
health information that is made confidential by another statute. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.