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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the Governor's EMS and Trauma |
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Advisory Council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 773.012(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The advisory council is composed of the following 20 |
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[19] members appointed by the governor: |
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(1) a board-certified emergency physician, appointed |
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from a list of names recommended by a statewide professional |
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association of emergency physicians; |
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(2) a licensed physician who is an emergency medical |
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services medical director, appointed from a list of names |
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recommended by a statewide professional association of emergency |
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medical services medical directors; |
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(3) a registered nurse, appointed from a list of names |
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recommended by a statewide professional association of emergency |
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nurses; |
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(4) a fire chief for a municipality that provides |
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emergency medical services, appointed from a list of names |
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recommended by a statewide fire chiefs association; |
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(5) an officer or employee of a private provider of |
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emergency medical services who is involved with the development of |
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a Texas Trauma System, appointed from a list of names recommended by |
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a statewide association of private providers of emergency medical |
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services; |
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(6) a volunteer who provides emergency medical |
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services, appointed from a list of names recommended by a statewide |
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association of volunteers; |
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(7) an educator in the field of emergency medical |
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services; |
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(8) a member of an emergency medical services air |
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medical team or unit, appointed from a list of names recommended by |
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a statewide emergency medical services air medical association; |
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(9) a representative of a fire department that |
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provides emergency medical services, appointed from a list of names |
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recommended by a statewide association of firefighters; |
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(10) a representative of hospitals who is affiliated |
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with a hospital that is a designated trauma facility in an urban |
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community, appointed from a list of names recommended by a |
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statewide association of hospitals; |
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(11) a representative of hospitals, who is affiliated |
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with a hospital that is a designated trauma facility in a rural |
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community, appointed from a list of names recommended by a |
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statewide association of hospitals; |
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(12) a representative of a county provider of |
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emergency medical services; |
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(13) one licensed physician who is a pediatrician with |
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trauma or emergency care expertise; |
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(14) one trauma surgeon; |
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(15) one registered nurse with trauma expertise; |
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(16) a representative of a stand-alone emergency |
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medical services agency in a municipality or taxing district, |
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appointed from a list of names recommended by a statewide |
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association representing emergency medical services agencies; |
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(17) a certified paramedic, appointed from a list of |
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names recommended by a statewide association representing |
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emergency medical services agencies or emergency medical services |
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personnel; [and] |
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(18) a representative of an ambulatory surgical |
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center, appointed from a list of names recommended by a statewide |
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association representing ambulatory surgical centers; and |
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(19) two representatives of the general public who are |
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not qualified to serve under another subdivision of this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2021, the governor |
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shall appoint the member of the council as required by Section |
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773.012(b)(18), Health and Safety Code, as added 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 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. |
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