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  89R17115 MCF-D     By: Martinez H.B. No. 4521       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the requirements for certain emergency medical services   certification providers; authorizing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 773, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 773.0561 to read as follows:           Sec.   773.0561.     PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN   CERTIFICATION PROVIDERS. (a) This section applies to a for-profit   provider of an emergency medical services certification course or   training program located in a county that:                 (1)  is adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border;                 (2)  has a population of at least 500,000; and                 (3)     does not have a municipality with a population   greater than 500,000.           (b)     A for-profit provider of an emergency medical services   certification course or training program:                 (1)     must disclose on the provider's Internet website   the cost of each certification course or training program the   provider offers;                 (2)     must pay to the department a fee equal to 10   percent of a student's cost to enroll in the certification course or   training program; and                 (3)     may not charge a student directly or increase the   student's cost to enroll in the certification course or training   program by an amount equal to the amount paid to the department   under Subdivision (2) or otherwise require the student to cover the   cost of the fee.           (c)     In addition to the minimum standards outlined in Section   773.050, a course coordinator for emergency medical services   personnel training for a for-profit provider of an emergency   medical services certification course or training program must:                 (1)     hold a bachelor's degree conferred by an   accredited institution of higher education; and                 (2)     have at least 10 years of experience as a basic   instructor in a program related to emergency medical services.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human   Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement   Section 773.0561, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.