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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 773.001. Short Title - Sec. 773.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 773.002. Purpose - Sec. 773.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Section 773.003. Definitions - Sec. 773.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advanced life support"...
Section 773.004. Vehicles and Personnel Excluded From Chapter - Sec. 773.004. VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL EXCLUDED FROM CHAPTER. (a) This...
Section 773.0045. Temporary Exemptions for Emergency Medical Services Personnel Practicing in Rural Area - Sec. 773.0045. TEMPORARY EXEMPTIONS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL PRACTICING...
Section 773.006. Fund for Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Facilities, and Trauma Care Systems - Sec. 773.006. FUND FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA FACILITIES, AND...
Section 773.007. Supervision of Emergency Prehospital Care - Sec. 773.007. SUPERVISION OF EMERGENCY PREHOSPITAL CARE. (a) The provision...
Section 773.008. Consent for Emergency Care - Sec. 773.008. CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY CARE. Consent for emergency care...
Section 773.009. Limitation on Civil Liability - Sec. 773.009. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY. A person who authorizes,...
Section 773.011. Subscription Programs - Sec. 773.011. SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAMS. (a) An emergency medical services provider...
Section 773.012. Advisory Council - Sec. 773.012. ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The governor shall appoint an...
Section 773.013. Peer Assistance Program - Sec. 773.013. PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The department may establish, approve,...
Section 773.014. Administration of Epinephrine by Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Sec. 773.014. ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL....
Section 773.0145. Possession and Administration of Epinephrine by Certain Entities - Sec. 773.0145. POSSESSION AND ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE BY CERTAIN ENTITIES....
Section 773.015. Identification of Certain Patients Receiving Emergency Prehospital Care - Sec. 773.015. IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PATIENTS RECEIVING EMERGENCY PREHOSPITAL CARE....
Section 773.016. Duties of Emergency Medical Services Personnel; Certain Emergency Prehospital Care Situations - Sec. 773.016. DUTIES OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL; CERTAIN EMERGENCY...
Section 773.017. Use of Certain External Motor Vehicle Markings or Features Prohibited; Criminal Offense - Sec. 773.017. USE OF CERTAIN EXTERNAL MOTOR VEHICLE MARKINGS OR...
Subchapter B. State Plan for Emergency Services
Section 773.021. State Plan - Sec. 773.021. STATE PLAN. (a) The department shall develop a...
Section 773.022. Service Delivery Areas - Sec. 773.022. SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS. The department shall divide the...
Section 773.023. Area Plans - Sec. 773.023. AREA PLANS. (a) The department shall: (1) identify...
Section 773.024. Federal Programs - Sec. 773.024. FEDERAL PROGRAMS. The department is the state agency...
Section 773.025. Accessibility of Training - Sec. 773.025. ACCESSIBILITY OF TRAINING. (a) The department shall identify...
Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications
Section 773.041. License or Certificate Required - Sec. 773.041. LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) A person may...
Section 773.0415. Limitation on Information Required for Certificate Renewal - Sec. 773.0415. LIMITATION ON INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. The...
Section 773.042. Basic Life-Support Emergency Medical Services Provider Qualifications - Sec. 773.042. BASIC LIFE-SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. A...
Section 773.043. Advanced Life-Support Emergency Medical Services Provider Qualifications - Sec. 773.043. ADVANCED LIFE-SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. A...
Section 773.044. Mobile Intensive-Care Provider Qualifications - Sec. 773.044. MOBILE INTENSIVE-CARE PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. A provider qualifies as...
Section 773.045. Specialized Emergency Medical Services Provider Qualifications - Sec. 773.045. SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A...
Section 773.046. Emergency Care Attendant Qualifications - Sec. 773.046. EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANT QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An individual qualifies...
Section 773.047. Emergency Medical Technician Qualifications - Sec. 773.047. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN QUALIFICATIONS. An individual qualifies as...
Section 773.048. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Qualifications - Sec. 773.048. ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN QUALIFICATIONS. An individual qualifies...
Section 773.049. Emergency Medical Technician--Paramedic Qualifications - Sec. 773.049. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN--PARAMEDIC QUALIFICATIONS. An individual qualifies as...
Section 773.0495. Licensed Paramedic Qualifications - Sec. 773.0495. LICENSED PARAMEDIC QUALIFICATIONS. An individual qualifies as a...
Section 773.0496. Scope of Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic and Licensed Paramedic Duties - Sec. 773.0496. SCOPE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-PARAMEDIC AND LICENSED PARAMEDIC...
Section 773.050. Minimum Standards - Sec. 773.050. MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) Each basic life-support emergency medical...
Section 773.0505. Rules Regarding Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 773.0505. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...
Section 773.051. Municipal Regulation - Sec. 773.051. MUNICIPAL REGULATION. A municipality may establish standards for...
Section 773.052. Variances - Sec. 773.052. VARIANCES. (a) An emergency medical services provider with...
Section 773.054. Applications for Personnel Certification and Training Program Approval - Sec. 773.054. APPLICATIONS FOR PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVAL....
Section 773.055. Certification of Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Sec. 773.055. CERTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. (a) A...
Section 773.0551. Disease Prevention and Preparedness Information on Certification of Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Sec. 773.0551. DISEASE PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION ON CERTIFICATION OF...
Section 773.056. Approval of Training Programs; Certification of Instructors, Examiners, and Coordinators - Sec. 773.056. APPROVAL OF TRAINING PROGRAMS; CERTIFICATION OF INSTRUCTORS, EXAMINERS,...
Section 773.057. Emergency Medical Services Providers License - Sec. 773.057. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS LICENSE. (a) An emergency...
Section 773.0571. Requirements for Provider License - Sec. 773.0571. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDER LICENSE. The department shall issue...
Section 773.05711. Additional Emergency Medical Services Provider License Requirements - Sec. 773.05711. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a)...
Section 773.05712. Administrator of Record - Sec. 773.05712. ADMINISTRATOR OF RECORD. (a) The administrator of record...
Section 773.05713. Report to Legislature - Sec. 773.05713. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than December 1...
Section 773.05715. Physical Location Required - Sec. 773.05715. PHYSICAL LOCATION REQUIRED. (a) An emergency medical services...
Section 773.05716. Necessary Equipment - Sec. 773.05716. NECESSARY EQUIPMENT. (a) An emergency medical services provider...
Section 773.0572. Provisional Licenses - Sec. 773.0572. PROVISIONAL LICENSES. The executive commissioner by rule shall...
Section 773.0573. Letter of Approval From Local Governmental Entity - Sec. 773.0573. LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. (a)...
Section 773.058. Volunteers Exempt From Fees - Sec. 773.058. VOLUNTEERS EXEMPT FROM FEES. An individual who is...
Section 773.0581. Providers Exempt From Fees - Sec. 773.0581. PROVIDERS EXEMPT FROM FEES. (a) An emergency medical...
Section 773.059. Late Recertification - Sec. 773.059. LATE RECERTIFICATION. (a) A person who is otherwise...
Section 773.060. Disposition of Funds - Sec. 773.060. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. (a) The department shall account...
Section 773.0605. Complaints and Investigations - Sec. 773.0605. COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The department shall track...
Section 773.061. Disciplinary Actions - Sec. 773.061. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) For a violation of this...
Section 773.0611. Inspections - Sec. 773.0611. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department or its representative may...
Section 773.0612. Access to Records - Sec. 773.0612. ACCESS TO RECORDS. (a) The department or its...
Section 773.0613. Information Report to Department - Sec. 773.0613. INFORMATION REPORT TO DEPARTMENT. (a) An emergency medical...
Section 773.0614. Authority to Revoke, Suspend, Disqualify For, or Deny Certification of Emergency Medical Services Personnel for Certain Criminal Offenses - Sec. 773.0614. AUTHORITY TO REVOKE, SUSPEND, DISQUALIFY FOR, OR DENY...
Section 773.06141. Suspension, Revocation, or Denial of Emergency Medical Services Provider License - Sec. 773.06141. SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DENIAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES...
Section 773.0615. Factors Considered in Suspension, Revocation, or Denial of Certificate - Sec. 773.0615. FACTORS CONSIDERED IN SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DENIAL OF...
Section 773.0616. Proceedings Governed by Administrative Procedure Act; Guidelines - Sec. 773.0616. PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT; GUIDELINES. (a)...
Section 773.0617. Notice and Review of Suspension, Revocation, Disqualification For, or Denial of Certification - Sec. 773.0617. NOTICE AND REVIEW OF SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, DISQUALIFICATION FOR,...
Section 773.062. Emergency Suspension - Sec. 773.062. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. (a) The commissioner shall issue an...
Section 773.063. Civil Penalty - Sec. 773.063. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general, a district...
Section 773.064. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 773.064. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 773.065. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 773.065. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may assess an...
Section 773.066. Assessment of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 773.066. ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) An administrative penalty...
Section 773.067. Payment of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 773.067. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) Not later than...
Section 773.069. Recovery of Administrative Penalty by Attorney General - Sec. 773.069. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. The...
Section 773.070. Denial of Certification or Licensure for Failure to Provide Certain Criminal History Record Information - Sec. 773.070. DENIAL OF CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE FOR FAILURE TO...
Section 773.071. Fees - Sec. 773.071. FEES. (a) To the extent feasible, the executive...
Subchapter D. Confidential Communications
Section 773.091. Confidential Communications - Sec. 773.091. CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. (a) A communication between certified emergency...
Section 773.092. Exceptions - Sec. 773.092. EXCEPTIONS. (a) Exceptions to the confidentiality or privilege...
Section 773.093. Consent - Sec. 773.093. CONSENT. (a) Consent for the release of confidential...
Section 773.094. Injunction; Damages - Sec. 773.094. INJUNCTION; DAMAGES. A person aggrieved by an unauthorized...
Section 773.095. Records and Proceedings Confidential - Sec. 773.095. RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS CONFIDENTIAL. (a) The proceedings and...
Section 773.096. Immunity for Committee Members - Sec. 773.096. IMMUNITY FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. A member of an...
Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems
Section 773.111. Legislative Findings - Sec. 773.111. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The legislature finds that death...
Section 773.112. Rules - Sec. 773.112. RULES. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall...
Section 773.113. Duties of Department - Sec. 773.113. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. (a) The department shall: (1)...
Section 773.114. System Requirements - Sec. 773.114. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each emergency medical services and...
Section 773.1141. Information, Guidelines, and Protocols Related to Certain Patient Transfers and Related Services - Sec. 773.1141. INFORMATION, GUIDELINES, AND PROTOCOLS RELATED TO CERTAIN PATIENT...
Section 773.115. Trauma Facilities - Sec. 773.115. TRAUMA FACILITIES. (a) The department may designate trauma...
Section 773.1151. Use of Telemedicine Medical Service by Certain Trauma Facilities - Sec. 773.1151. USE OF TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICE BY CERTAIN TRAUMA...
Section 773.116. Fees - Sec. 773.116. FEES. (a) The department shall charge a fee...
Section 773.117. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Designation - Sec. 773.117. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION. (a) The...
Section 773.119. Grant Program - Sec. 773.119. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department shall establish a...
Section 773.120. Acceptance of Gifts - Sec. 773.120. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. A trauma facility or an...
Section 773.122. Payments From the Accounts - Sec. 773.122. PAYMENTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS. (a) The commissioner, with...
Section 773.123. Control of Expenditures From Accounts - Sec. 773.123. CONTROL OF EXPENDITURES FROM ACCOUNTS. Money distributed from...
Section 773.124. Loss of Funding Eligibility - Sec. 773.124. LOSS OF FUNDING ELIGIBILITY. For a period of...
Subchapter F. Medical Information Provided by Certain Emergency Medical Services Call Takers
Section 773.141. Definitions - Sec. 773.141. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Emergency call" means...
Section 773.142. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 773.142. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply...
Section 773.143. Provision of Medical Information - Sec. 773.143. PROVISION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION. An emergency medical services...
Section 773.144. Training Programs - Sec. 773.144. TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) The department may offer emergency...
Section 773.145. Medical Information - Sec. 773.145. MEDICAL INFORMATION. The executive commissioner by rule shall...
Section 773.146. Limitation on Civil Liability - Sec. 773.146. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) An emergency medical...
Section 773.147. Fees - Sec. 773.147. FEES. (a) The executive commissioner by rule may...
Subchapter G. Pediatric Emergency Medical Services
Section 773.171. Emergency Medical Services for Children Program - Sec. 773.171. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. (a) The...
Section 773.173. Rules - Sec. 773.173. RULES. (a) On the recommendation of the advisory...
Subchapter H. Emergency Stroke Services
Section 773.201. Legislative Intent - Sec. 773.201. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature finds that a strong...
Section 773.202. Definitions - Sec. 773.202. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory council" means...
Section 773.203. Stroke Committee - Sec. 773.203. STROKE COMMITTEE. (a) The advisory council shall appoint...
Section 773.204. Duties of Stroke Committee; Development of Stroke Emergency Transport Plan and Stroke Facility Criteria - Sec. 773.204. DUTIES OF STROKE COMMITTEE; DEVELOPMENT OF STROKE EMERGENCY...
Section 773.205. Rules - Sec. 773.205. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt rules regarding...
Subchapter I. Emergency Medical Services Assistance Program
Section 773.251. Definitions - Sec. 773.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Educational curriculum" means...
Section 773.252. Establishment of Program - Sec. 773.252. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) The department shall establish...
Section 773.253. Rules - Sec. 773.253. RULES. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules...
Section 773.254. Application by Emergency Medical Services Provider - Sec. 773.254. APPLICATION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER. (a) An...
Section 773.255. Educational Curriculum - Sec. 773.255. EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM. (a) A general academic teaching institution,...
Section 773.256. Administrative Support - Sec. 773.256. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The department may provide administrative support...
Section 773.257. Grants - Sec. 773.257. GRANTS. (a) The commissioner may use money from...