Sec. 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.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 347 , Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.