By: Israel H.B. No. 3488

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to appeal of emergency medical services personnel employment termination to the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 180.008 to read as follows:

Sec. 180.008. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL: APPEAL OF TERMINATION TO STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. (a) In this section:

(1) "Emergency medical services personnel" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.

(2) "Municipality" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.005, Texas Local Government Code.

(b) This section only applies to a municipality and emergency medical services personnel covered by Subchapter K, Chapter 143

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, an individual who is certified to practice as emergency medical services personnel and who is employed by a municipality covered by Texas Local Government Code Chapter 143 is entitled to appeal the withdrawal of the individual's authority to provide delegated medical care and subsequent termination of employment as an emergency medical services personnel by the municipality to the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(d) A municipality shall adopt procedures for referring appeals described under Subsection (b) consistent with procedures used under Section 2003.021(b)(4), Government Code, and any applicable rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

SECTION 3. Section 180.008, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an appeal of the withdrawal of an individual's authority to provide delegated medical care and subsequent termination of employment as an emergency medical services personnel that occurs after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.