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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an emergency services district to |
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provide preventive health care services; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 775, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 775.0311 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.0311. PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. (a) This |
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section applies to a district that is licensed as or contracts with: |
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(1) an emergency medical services provider under |
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Chapter 773; or |
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(2) a first responder organization under Chapter 773. |
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(b) In this section, "preventive health care services" |
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means out-of-hospital routine health care services, including |
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immunizations, screenings, checkups, and patient counseling, |
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provided for the purpose of preventing illness, disease, or other |
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health problems. |
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(c) If approved by the commissioners court of each county in |
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which a district is located, the district may provide preventive |
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health care services to reduce reliance on 9-1-1 transports and |
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systems for routine health care, contract with the state or a local |
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government, as provided by Section 775.0366, to provide those |
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services, and charge a reasonable fee for performing those services |
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for or on behalf of a person or entity, as provided by Section |
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775.040. |
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(d) A reference in this chapter to the district providing |
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emergency services includes preventive health care services. |
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(e) A district may make necessary improvements and adopt |
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rules and regulations for the purposes of this section. |
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(f) A district in a county with a population of less than |
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60,000 must obtain approval from the county commissioners court |
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prior to providing services under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the 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, 2021. |