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AN ACT
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relating to reciprocity agreements between certain air ambulance |
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companies operating a subscription program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 773.011, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (b) and (e) and adding Subsection |
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(d-1) to read as follows: |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules |
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establishing minimum standards for the creation and operation of a |
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subscription program. The rules must: |
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(1) ensure the protection of public health and safety; |
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(2) ensure compliance with federal laws and rules |
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related to air ambulance subscription program services; and |
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(3) establish minimum standards and objectives for the |
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delivery of air ambulance emergency medical services provided in |
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accordance with a reciprocity agreement entered into under |
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Subsection (d-1). |
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(d-1) To ensure maximum geographic coverage for patients |
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covered under a subscription program, an air ambulance company that |
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operates a subscription program shall, in accordance with executive |
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commissioner rules, enter into a reciprocity agreement with each |
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other air ambulance company that operates a subscription program in |
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the same service delivery area. |
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(e) The Insurance Code does not apply to a subscription |
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program established or a reciprocity agreement entered into under |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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Section 773.011, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 463 was passed by the House on April |
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9, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 7, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 463 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 20, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 463 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |