Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 775.202. AGREEMENT ON BOUNDARIES WITH PROPERTY OWNERS IN PLANNED COMMUNITY. (a) After a hearing, a district located wholly in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more may exclude territory by making changes in the district's boundaries in accordance with an agreemen…

Sec. 775.203. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The board secretary shall give notice of the hearing. (b) The notice must contain the time and place for the hearing and a description of the territory proposed to be excluded. (c) The secretary shall: (1) post copies of the notice for at leas…

Sec. 775.204. ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF EXCLUSION. After the hearing, if the board finds that the exclusion of the territory would be feasible and would benefit the district, the board shall by a resolution entered in its minutes: (1) adopt the agreement; and (2) appr…

Sec. 775.205. EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF EXCLUSION. (a) After adoption and approval under Section 775.204, the district's tax on the property in the excluded territory continues until all agreed compensation has been paid in full. (b) The district shall apply…

Sec. 775.206. NO EFFECT ON OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS. A change in boundaries under this subchapter does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other district obligations. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. …

Sec. 775.221. AUTHORITY TO DIVIDE DISTRICT. (a) This subchapter applies only to a district located wholly in: (1) a county with a population of 20,000 or less; or (2) a county with a population of more than 30,000 but less than 41,000 that is adjacent to a county with a populatio…

Sec. 775.222. PETITION FOR DIVISION; NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before the existing district may be divided, the district's board must receive a petition for division signed by at least seven percent of the district's qualified voters or at least 100 of the district's qualified voter…

Sec. 775.223. HEARING ON DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) At the hearing on the petition for division of the existing district, the board shall consider the petition and each issue relating to the division of the district. (b) Any interested person may appear before the board to support…

Sec. 775.224. APPEAL. A resident of the district or an owner of real or personal property located in the district may appeal the board's decision on the division of the district by filing an appeal in the district court in the county in which a district is located only on the bas…

Sec. 775.225. ELECTION TO CONFIRM DIVISION. (a) On granting a petition to divide the district, the board shall order an election to be held in the territory of the proposed new district to confirm the division of the existing district. (b) Notice of the election shall be given in…

Sec. 775.226. DIVISION ORDER. A board order to divide a district must: (1) disannex the land of the new district from the existing district contingent on the approval of the creation of the new district at the election held under this subchapter; (2) create the new district in ac…

Sec. 775.227. ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICTS AFTER DIVISION. (a) The existing board continues in existence to govern the territory of the existing district after disannexation. (b) If the new district is located wholly in one county, the commissioners court shall appoint a board in …

Sec. 775.228. TAXATION FOR OUTSTANDING BONDED DEBT. The disannexation of territory from a district under this subchapter does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other obligations of that district. Property disannexed…

Sec. 775.229. FURTHER DIVISION PROHIBITED. Once a district has been divided under this subchapter, neither the existing district nor the new district may be divided under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. SUBCH…

Sec. 775.251. SALE AND DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR SALVAGE PROPERTY. (a) In this section: (1) "Salvage property" means personal property, other than wastepaper, that because of use, time, or accident is so damaged, used, or consumed that it has no value for the purpose for which it…

Sec. 775.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commissioners court" means the commissioners court of a county that: (1) borders the United Mexican States; (2) contains a municipality with a population of more than 500,000; and (3) appoints a board of emergency services commission…

Sec. 775.302. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a district that is located wholly in a county: (1) that borders the United Mexican States; (2) that contains a municipality with a population of more than 500,000; and (3) for which the commissioners court appoints …

Sec. 775.303. DELEGATION OR WAIVER BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) The commissioners court may adopt a resolution to: (1) delegate to the board of a district a duty assigned to the commissioners court under this subchapter that relates to that district; or (2) waive a requirement in …

Sec. 775.304. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The commissioners court may establish policies and procedures the board must comply with when: (1) constructing, purchasing, acquiring, contracting for, leasing, adding to, maintaining, operating, …

Sec. 775.305. BUDGET. (a) The commissioners court shall establish a schedule for a district to prepare an annual budget, tax rate calculations and notices, and a recommended tax rate and to submit the budget, calculations, notices, and recommendation to the commissioners court fo…

Sec. 775.306. BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. The board shall encourage and promote participation by all sectors of the business community, including small businesses and businesses owned by members of a minority group or by women, in the process by which the district enters into contrac…

Sec. 777.001. REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTERS. (a) Six regional centers for poison control are designated as the regional poison control centers for the state as follows: (1) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; (2) the Dallas County Hospital District/North Texas …

Sec. 777.002. TELEPHONE SERVICES. (a) A poison control center established by this chapter shall provide a 24-hour toll-free telephone referral and information service for the public and health care professionals according to the requirements of the American Association of Poison …

Sec. 777.003. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE. A poison control center shall provide: (1) community education programs on poison prevention methods to inform the public, such as presentations to persons attending a primary or secondary school, a parent-teacher association meeti…

Sec. 777.004. STAFF. (a) A poison control center established under this chapter shall use physicians, pharmacists, nurses, other professionals, and support personnel trained in various aspects of toxicology and poison control and prevention. (b) A poison control center shall make…

Sec. 777.005. RESEARCH PROGRAMS. (a) A poison control center may conduct a toxicology poison treatment research program to improve treatments for poisoning victims and to reduce the severity of injuries from poisonings. (b) A poison control center may accept grants or contributio…

Sec. 777.006. INFORMATION AT BIRTH. The Commission on State Emergency Communications shall assist the regional poison control centers in providing informational packets on poison prevention to parents of newborns. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 670, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993…

Sec. 777.007. STATE LIABILITY. The state shall indemnify a poison control center and an employee of a poison control center under Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 670, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 777.008. COORDINATING COMMITTEE. (a) The coordinating committee on poison control shall coordinate the activities of the regional poison control centers designated under Section 777.001(a) and advise the Commission on State Emergency Communications. (b) The committee is comp…

Sec. 777.009. FUNDING. (a) The Commission on State Emergency Communications shall establish a program to award grants to fund the regional poison control centers. (b) The Commission on State Emergency Communications shall adopt rules to establish criteria for awarding the grants.…

Sec. 777.010. OUT-OF-REGION SERVICES; SERVICES FOR PRIVATE ENTITIES. (a) On approval by and in coordination with the governor, the Commission on State Emergency Communications may enter into a contract for the provision of telephone referral and information services or any progra…

Sec. 777.011. REGIONAL POISON CONTROL SERVICES ACCOUNT. The regional poison control services account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of money deposited to the account under Section 777.010(c). Money in the account may be appropriated only to the…

Sec. 777.012. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION SERVICE. (a) In this section: (1) "Service provider" means an entity providing local exchange access lines to a service user and includes a business service user that provides residential facilities and owns or leases a public or p…

Sec. 777.013. COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. (a) The Department of State Health Services, on request of the Commission on State Emergency Communications, shall provide epidemiological support to the regional poison control centers under…

Sec. 778.001. EXECUTION OF INTERSTATE COMPACT. This state enacts the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and enters into the compact with all other states legally joining in the compact in substantially the following form: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT ARTICLE I--PU…

Sec. 778A.001. EXECUTION OF INTERSTATE COMPACT. This state enacts the EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact and enters into the compact with all other states legally joining in the compact in substantially the following form: EMS PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT. Secti…

Sec. 779.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "automated external defibrillator" means a heart monitor and defibrillator that: (1) has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration of its premarket notification filed under 21 U.S.C. Section 360(k), as amended…

Sec. 779.003. ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. A person or entity that owns or leases an automated external defibrillator shall: (1) maintain and test the automated external defibrillator according to the manufacturer's guidelines; and…

Sec. 779.004. USING AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. A person or entity that provides emergency care to a person in cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator shall promptly notify the local emergency medical services provider. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., …

Sec. 779.005. NOTIFYING LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER. When a person or entity acquires an automated external defibrillator, the person or entity shall notify the local emergency medical services provider of the existence, location, and type of automated external defi…

Sec. 779.006. LIABILITY EXEMPTION. (a) Unless the conduct is wilfully or wantonly negligent, a physician who prescribes or is otherwise involved in the acquisition of an automated external defibrillator and any person or entity that provides training in the use of an automated ex…

Sec. 779.007. POSSESSION OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. Each person or entity, other than a licensed practitioner, that acquires an automated external defibrillator that has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter sale shall…

Sec. 779.008. HOSPITAL EXEMPTION. This chapter shall not apply to hospitals licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 780.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Account" means the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account established under Section 780.003. (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health services. (3) "Department" means the Department of St…

Sec. 780.002. CERTAIN DEPOSITS TO ACCOUNT. The comptroller shall deposit any gifts, grants, donations, and legislative appropriations made for the purposes of the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account established under Section 780.003 to the credit of …

Sec. 780.003. ACCOUNT. (a) The designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account is created as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury. Money in the account may be appropriated only to: (1) the department for the purposes described by…