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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.0052

FEE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1415 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 1, eff

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that:

(1) has a population of more than 220,000 and less than 275,000;

(2) is located in a county in which another municipality that has a population of more than one million is predominately located; and

(3) whose emergency medical services are administered by a fire department.

(b) By resolution of its governing body, a municipality may establish a monthly fee for the costs of emergency medical services, including salary and overtime related to medical personnel. This fee is applicable to each and every customer served by a municipal water account and may be collected in conjunction with the bill for water services.

(c) A municipality acting under this section supersedes any authority established under Chapter 286, Health and Safety Code.

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