Section 777.010 - Out-Of-Region Services; Services for Private Entities(a) On approval by and in coordination with the governor, the Commission on State Emergency Communications may enter into a contract for the provision of telephone referral and information services or any program or service described by Section 777.003 to any person, including:(1) another state or a political subdivision of another state; and(2) another country or a political subdivision of another country.(b) The Commission on State Emergency Communications shall contract with one or more regional poison control centers to provide the services required under a contract entered into under Subsection (a). The commission may not enter into a contract under this subsection if, in the opinion of the commission, the regional poison control center's performance of the contract would result in a diminishment in the services provided in the region.(c) A contract described by Subsection (a) must recover the cost of providing the services and may include a reasonable additional amount to support poison control center services in this state. Revenue from a contract described by Subsection (a) must be deposited to the credit of the regional poison control services account.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 777.010
Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 347, Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/2009.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1997.