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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 773.021

STATE PLAN

Known as the Emergency Health Care Act

The act spans §§ 773–773 (116 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fernandez v. City of El Paso (1994)

Most recently applied in Fernandez v. City of El Paso (May 1994)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The department shall develop a state plan for the prompt and efficient delivery of adequate emergency medical services to acutely sick or injured persons.

(b) The state plan must include an emergency radio communication plan to be used by local governments and districts that provide emergency medical services to develop an emergency radio communication network linking emergency medical services providers with local hospitals or trauma centers.

(c) The advisory council shall consider the department's actions under Subsection (a), and the department shall review the council's recommendations.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.