S.B. 692 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


S.B. 692
By: Madla
Public Health
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 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. As proposed,
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

It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly
granted to the Texas Department of Health in SECTION  1 (Section 773.0613,
Health and Safety Code) of this bill. 

ANALYSIS

SB 692 requires a licensed emergency medical services (EMS) provider 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.  TDH is required to adopt rules relating to the type of
information an EMS provider is required to provide and the manner in which
the information is required to be provided.  Any information that TDH
receives, except confidential health information, is required to be posted
in summary form on TDH's website.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003