Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 157 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
Subchapter A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - PART A
Section 157.1 - Purpose
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to implement the Emergency Medical Services Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 773.
(b) This chapter will provide minimum requirements for an emergency medical services (EMS) provider license; authorization of EMS vehicles; emergency suspension, reprimand, suspension, probation, revocation, or denial of an EMS provider license; first responder organizations; EMS personnel certification and licensure; interstate reciprocity for EMS certification; EMS personnel recertification or relicensure; continuing education requirements; course coordinator and program instructor certification; disciplinary action for EMS personnel, course coordinators and program instructors; EMS training courses and course approval; Emergency Medical Information Operator training, instructor training, course approval and certification; certification or licensure of persons with criminal backgrounds; Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate orders; automated external defibrillators; requests for emergency care attendant training; fees; the establishment of trauma service areas; the establishment of regional EMS/trauma systems; requirements for trauma facility designation; and disciplinary actions for designated trauma facilities.