Texas Labor Code
§ 504.055 — EXPEDITED PROVISION OF MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INJURIES SUSTAINED BY FIRST RESPONDER IN COURSE AND SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT
LA § 504.055Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · Ch. 504. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS · Art. C. BENEFITS AND OFFSETS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "first responder" means:
(1)an individual employed by a political subdivision of this state who is:
(A)a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(B)a person licensed under Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, as an emergency care attendant, emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, emergency medical technician-paramedic, or licensed paramedic; or
(C)a firefighter subject to certification by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection under Chapter 419, Government Code, whose principal duties are firefighting and aircraft crash and rescue; or
(2)an individual covered under Section 504.012(a) who is providing volunteer services to a political subdivision of this state as:
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.132, eff. January 1, 2025.