Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.0052 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
FEE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1415 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 69, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 131, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.143.htm
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