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By: Bohac, et al. |
H.B. No. 392 |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 392By: Deuell |
By: Deuell |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2009; |
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May 1, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Health |
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and Human Services; May 11, 2009, reported adversely, with |
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favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, |
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Nays 0; May 11, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability and use of automated external |
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defibrillators in nursing homes and related institutions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 242, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 242.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 242.159. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. (a) An |
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institution shall have available for use at the institution an |
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automated external defibrillator, as defined by Section 779.001, |
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and shall comply with the training, use, and notification |
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requirements of Chapter 779. |
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(b) An institution that does not have funds available for |
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purposes of Subsection (a) may solicit gifts, grants, or donations |
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to purchase or maintain an automated external defibrillator for use |
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at the institution. |
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(c) An institution may not use an automated external |
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defibrillator to treat a resident of the institution who has issued |
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or executed an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate order under |
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Subchapter C, Chapter 166. |
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(d) Notwithstanding Section 74.151(b), Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, Section 74.151(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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applies to administration of emergency care using an automated |
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external defibrillator by an employee or volunteer at an |
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institution. |
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(e) An institution shall employ at least one person who is |
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trained in the proper use of an automated external defibrillator. |
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(e-1) An institution is not required to comply with |
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Subsections (a) and (e) until September 1, 2012. This subsection |
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expires January 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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