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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for certain emergency medical services |
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certification providers; 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 773, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 773.0561 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 773.0561. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN |
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CERTIFICATION PROVIDERS. (a) This section applies to a for-profit |
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provider of an emergency medical services certification course or |
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training program located in a county that: |
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(1) is adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border; |
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(2) has a population of at least 500,000; and |
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(3) does not have a municipality with a population |
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greater than 500,000. |
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(b) A for-profit provider of an emergency medical services |
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certification course or training program: |
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(1) must disclose on the provider's Internet website |
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the cost of each certification course or training program the |
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provider offers; |
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(2) must pay to the department a fee equal to 10 |
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percent of a student's cost to enroll in the certification course or |
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training program; and |
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(3) may not charge a student directly or increase the |
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student's cost to enroll in the certification course or training |
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program by an amount equal to the amount paid to the department |
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under Subdivision (2) or otherwise require the student to cover the |
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cost of the fee. |
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(c) In addition to the minimum standards outlined in Section |
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773.050, a course coordinator for emergency medical services |
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personnel training for a for-profit provider of an emergency |
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medical services certification course or training program must: |
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(1) hold a bachelor's degree conferred by an |
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accredited institution of higher education; and |
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(2) have at least 10 years of experience as a basic |
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instructor in a program related to emergency medical services. |
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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 773.0561, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |