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  H.B. No. 4560
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by certain
  emergency first responders.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 607, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER C.  OTHER DISEASES OR ILLNESSES SUFFERED BY FIREFIGHTERS
  AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
         Sec. 607.101.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
               (1)  "Emergency medical technician" means an
  individual who is certified as an emergency medical technician by
  the Department of State Health Services as provided by Chapter 773,
  Health and Safety Code, and who is a full-time employee of a
  political subdivision.
               (2)  "Firefighter" means an individual who is defined
  as fire protection personnel under Section 419.021 and is a
  full-time employee of a political subdivision.
         Sec. 607.102.  NOTIFICATION. A firefighter or emergency
  medical technician who is exposed to methicillin-resistant
  Staphylococcus aureus is entitled to receive notification of the
  exposure in the manner prescribed by Section 81.048, Health and
  Safety Code.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4560 was passed by the House on May
  15, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4560 was passed by the Senate on May
  27, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor