SECTION 309.117. First Aid

(a) At all times that an association is open to the public, the association shall provide a first aid room equipped with appropriately qualified personnel and equipment suitable to respond to medical emergencies of its patrons and licensees. Qualified personnel are those individuals certified in basic cardiac life support and first aid in conformance with accepted guidelines for emergency care and resuscitation.

(b) During a live race meeting, a horse racing association shall provide a properly equipped and staffed ambulance for humans and the services of a certified paramedic at any time that the racetrack is open for racing or exercising. At a Class 1 or 2 racetrack, the ambulance must be a Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) certified by the Department of State Health Services. If the MICU ambulance is used to transport an individual, the association may not conduct a race until the ambulance returns or is replaced by a properly equipped, staffed, and certified MICU ambulance. The ambulance must be parked at the entrance to the racing strip when not being used to transport an individual.

Source Note: The provisions of this §309.117 adopted to be effective October 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 8968; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2153; amended to be effective December 7, 2008, 33 TexReg 10003