{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-773.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.023","heading":"AREA PLANS.","body":"(a) The department shall:\n(1) identify all public or private agencies and institutions that are used or may be used for emergency medical services in each delivery area; and\n(2) enlist the cooperation of all concerned agencies and institutions in developing a well-coordinated plan for delivering emergency medical services in each delivery area.\n(b) A delivery area plan must include an interagency communications network that facilitates prompt and coordinated response to medical emergencies by the Department of Public Safety, local police departments, ambulance personnel, medical facilities, and other concerned agencies and institutions.\n(c) A delivery area plan may include the use of helicopters that may be available from the Department of Public Safety, the National Guard, or the United States Armed Forces.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1520, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 9. SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. EMERGENCIES","CHAPTER 773. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B. STATE PLAN FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.773.htm#773.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"a569bf2cf97638c82b7349dd5d2711bccc2b15c98a9a29686ab17846b473977d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-773.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-773.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}