An individual qualifies as an emergency medical technician-paramedic if the individual is certified by the department as minimally proficient to provide advanced life support that includes initiation under medical supervision of certain procedures, including intravenous therapy, endotracheal or esophageal intubation, electrical cardiac defibrillation or cardioversion, and drug therapy.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 773.049
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN--PARAMEDIC QUALIFICATIONS
Known as the Emergency Health Care Act
The act spans §§ 773–773 (116 sections).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.