Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided November 20, 2008Published
1Opinion of the Court
David L. Lakey, M.D. Commissioner Texas Department of State Health Services 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756
Re: Whether the federal Airline Deregulation Act preempts the state statute and regulation authorizing an EMS subscription program as applied to air ambulances (RQ-0719-GA)
Dear Commissioner Lakey:
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS or Department) licenses emergency medical service (EMS) providers, including providers operating as an air ambulance service.1 See TEX. HEALTH SAFETY CODE ANN. §§ 773.041(a) (Vernon Supp. 2008) (license requirement), .045 (Vernon 2003) (use…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Chouest v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1993
- Hiawatha Aviation of Rochester, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of HealthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Air Evac EMS, Inc. v. RobinsonDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2007
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