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      By: Oliverson H.B. No. 5611       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of an emergency services district to   provide preventive health care services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 775, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 775.0311 to read as follows:           Sec.   775.0311.     PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. (a) This   section applies to a district that is licensed as or contracts with:                 (1)     an emergency medical services provider under   Chapter 773; or                 (2)  a first responder organization under Chapter 773.           (b)     In this section, "preventive health care services"   means out-of-hospital routine health care services, including   immunizations, screenings, checkups, and patient counseling,   provided for the purpose of preventing illness, disease, or other   health problems.           (c)     A district may provide preventive health care services   to reduce reliance on 9-1-1 transports and systems for routine   health care and contract with the state or a local government, as   provided by Section 775.0366, to provide those services.           (d)     A reference in this chapter to the district providing   emergency services includes preventive health care services.           (e)     A district may make necessary improvements and adopt   rules and regulations for the purposes of this section.           (f)     A district in a county with a population of less than   60,000 must obtain approval from the county commissioners court   prior to providing services under this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.