1. (a) Generally. A government entity that sponsors or wishes to sponsor an EMS provider may request the bureau to provide EMS training for emergency care attendants if the training is not available locally or can not be made available locally.

2. (b) Requests.

   1. (1) Requests from governmental entities shall be signed by the mayor, city manager, county judge, chairman of a hospital district board, or appropriate authority of other governmental entities.

   2. (2) All requests shall be in writing and sent through the appropriate public health region office to the bureau chief and shall contain:

      1. (A) number of residents in the service area;
      2. (B) number of square miles in the service area;
      3. (C) number and names of trained personnel, their certification level and expiration date;
      4. (D) number of vehicles;
      5. (E) name and distance to closest known training site;
      6. (F) source and amount of monetary support;
      7. (G) local government support and fiscal and other resources;
      8. (H) annual EMS budget;
      9. (I) time and place preferred by provider for training;
      10. (J) number of runs per month; and
      11. (K) other EMS providers in the service area.

3. (c) Evaluation of requests. The bureau will evaluate each request and give priority to those requests indicating the greatest need for training. The bureau may request additional information for clarification.

   1. (1) Evaluation of the request shall be based upon:

      1. (A) the determination of availability of training in the service area;
      2. (B) the number of trained personnel in the service area for vehicle numbers and run data;
      3. (C) the level of care being provided by a sponsored EMS provider; and
      4. (D) the cost of training.
   2. (2) The request may be denied if the bureau concludes from data presented that training is unnecessary or the training is available locally or can be made available locally.
4. (d) Response to requests. The bureau shall respond in writing to the request within 30 days of receipt of the request.

Source Note:The provisions of this §157.4 adopted to be effective August 1, 1990, 15 TexReg 4003.