By: Klick, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 1869
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019;
  May 8, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
  Human Services; May 20, 2019, reported favorably by the following
  vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0, 1 present not voting; May 20, 2019, sent to
  printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the composition of the Governor's EMS and Trauma
  Advisory Council.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 773.012(b) and (f), Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The advisory council is composed of the following 17
  [15] members appointed by the governor:
               (1)  a board-certified emergency physician, appointed
  from a list of names recommended by a statewide professional
  association of emergency physicians;
               (2)  a licensed physician who is an emergency medical
  services medical director, appointed from a list of names
  recommended by a statewide professional association of emergency
  medical services medical directors;
               (3)  a registered nurse, appointed from a list of names
  recommended by a statewide professional association of emergency
  nurses;
               (4)  a fire chief for a municipality that provides
  emergency medical services, appointed from a list of names
  recommended by a statewide fire chiefs association;
               (5)  [(4)]  an officer or employee of a private
  provider of emergency medical services who is involved with the
  development of a Texas Trauma System, appointed from a list of names
  recommended by a statewide association of private providers of
  emergency medical services;
               (6)  [(5)]  a volunteer who provides emergency medical
  services, appointed from a list of names recommended by a statewide
  association of volunteers;
               (7)  [(6)]  an educator in the field of emergency
  medical services;
               (8)  [(7)]  a member of an emergency medical services
  air medical team or unit, appointed from a list of names recommended
  by a statewide emergency medical services air medical association;
               (9)  [(8)]  a representative of a fire department that
  provides emergency medical services, appointed from a list of names
  recommended by a statewide association of firefighters;
               (10)  [(9)]  a representative of hospitals who is
  affiliated with a hospital that is a designated trauma facility in
  an urban community, appointed from a list of names recommended by a
  statewide association of hospitals;
               (11)  [(10)]  a representative of hospitals, who is
  affiliated with a hospital that is a designated trauma facility in a
  rural community, appointed from a list of names recommended by a
  statewide association of hospitals;
               (12)  [(11)]  a representative of a county provider of
  emergency medical services;
               (13)  [(12)]  one licensed physician who is a
  pediatrician with trauma or emergency care expertise;
               (14)  [(13)]  one trauma surgeon;
               (15)  [or] one registered nurse with trauma expertise;
  and
               (16)  [(14)]  two representatives of the general
  public who are not qualified to serve under another subdivision of
  this subsection.
         (f)  Members of the advisory council serve staggered
  six-year terms with the terms of five or six members expiring
  January 1 of each even-numbered year. A vacancy on the advisory
  council is filled in the same manner as the original appointment for
  the unexpired term.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2019, the governor
  shall appoint the members of the council as required by Section
  773.012(b)(3), Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, and
  Section 773.012(b)(15), Health and Safety Code, as added by this
  Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
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