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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to reciprocity standards for certain emergency medical |
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services personnel who served in the United States military. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 773.050(c-1), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c-1) In this subsection, "United States military" means |
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the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States |
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Air Force, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast |
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Guard, any reserve or auxiliary component of any of those services, |
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or the National Guard. The executive commissioner by rule shall |
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provide that an individual is eligible for emergency medical |
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services personnel certification through reciprocity if the |
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individual: |
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(1) successfully completed emergency medical services |
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training provided by the United States military; |
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(2) has emergency medical services personnel |
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credentials from the United States military; and |
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(3) is certified by the National Registry of Emergency |
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Medical Technicians or satisfactorily completes the state |
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emergency medical certification exam while enlisted in the United |
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States military or within the twelve month period following an |
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honorable discharge from the United States military. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2018, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt rules necessary to implement Section 773.050(c-1), Health and |
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Safety Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |