HB5085 - EMS ACT TRAINING & CURRICULUM
William Davis, Charles E. Meier, Barbara Hernandez
Last updated 2 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes changes to provisions concerning the EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force; Emergency Medical Services personnel licensure levels; and vehicle service providers. Removes language providing that an education plan within a resource hospital may include classes performed outside of the region in which the resource hospital is located. Provides that an EMS System may coordinate education outside of the region of which it is located with valid justification and Department of Public Health approval. Provides that the didactic portion of education may be conducted through an online platform with EMS System and Department approval. Sets forth provisions concerning Department approval. Provides that an EMS Lead Instructor may oversee a paramedic with at least 3 years of experience to teach EMT classes, with a licensed teacher, in high schools. Provides that high school students electing to not take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Certification exam shall not be accounted for in calculating the course pass rate by the EMS System or Department.
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Passed