Texas § HS.773.052 - VARIANCES
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§ HS.773.052. VARIANCES
VARIANCES. (a) An emergency medical services provider with a specific hardship may apply to the department for a variance from a rule adopted under this chapter. (b) On receipt of a request for a variance, the department shall consider any relevant factors, including: (1) the nearest available service; (2) geography; and (3) demography. (c) The department shall grant to an emergency medical services provider who is the sole provider for a service area a variance from the minimum staffing standards for the provision of emergency medical services in that service area. (d) An applicant for a variance under Subsection (c) must submit a letter to the department from the commissioners court of the county or the governing body of the municipality in which the provider intends to operate an emergency medical services vehicle in the provision of emergency medical services in a service area of the county or municipality. (e) The department shall grant a variance under Subsection (c) if the department determines that the provider qualifies and may deny the variance if the department determines that the provider does not qualify. The department shall give a provider whose application is denied the opportunity for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001 , Government Code. (f) The department shall issue an emergency medical services license to a provider granted a variance under this section. The license is subject to annual review by the department. A provider is encouraged to upgrade staffing to meet the minimum standards set by the rules adopted under this chapter. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 251, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.84(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1529, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (S.B. 1588 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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