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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 143

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Relating to: ambulance staffing by emergency medical technicians and first responders. (FE)

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, an ambulance transporting a sick, disabled, or injured

individual must contain any two emergency medical technicians (EMTs), licensed

registered nurses, licensed physician assistants, physicians, a combination of those

individuals, or one EMT and one individual with an EMT training permit. The

Department of Health Services (DHS) promulgated rules regarding staffing of

ambulances at various ambulance services levels. This bill allows an ambulance

transporting a sick, disabled, or injured individual to be staffed with one EMT and

one first responder. The bill requires DHS to allow an ambulance service provider

providing services at the EMT — basic level to staff an ambulance with at least one

EMT — basic and an additional EMT — basic, an individual with an EMT — basic

training permit, or a first responder. An ambulance service provider providing

services at the EMT — basic level shall require an EMT — basic to be in the patient

compartment of the ambulance during transport. The bill requires DHS to allow an

ambulance service provider providing services at the EMT — intermediate or EMT

— intermediate technician level to staff an ambulance with one EMT at the level of

the ambulance service and one individual who holds a credential at the first

responder level or higher. An ambulance service provider providing services at the

EMT — intermediate or EMT — intermediate technician level shall require the

individual who holds the same level credential as the ambulance service to remain

with the patient at all times during care and transport of the patient, if the patient

requires that level of care.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Petrowski (R)

22 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Considine (D) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jagler (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Petryk (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 5, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 5, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 5, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Sep 18, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Sep 18, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 1, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Moulton, Bewley, Nass and Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Kulp, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Considine, Czaja, Horlacher, Jarchow, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, T. Larson, Murphy, A. Ott, Petryk, Tauchen, Tittl and Tranel

  2. May 1, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. May 8, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Jagler added as a cosponsor

  4. May 13, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Milroy added as a cosponsor

  5. May 20, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. May 20, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jun 1, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Moulton

  8. Jun 1, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Moulton

  9. Jun 3, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator Moulton

  10. Jun 4, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. Jun 5, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Jun 5, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Jun 5, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Jun 5, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Jun 8, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor

  17. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 adopted

  20. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  22. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  23. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  25. Sep 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Kremer added as a cosponsor

  26. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health

  27. Sep 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  28. Sep 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Health

  29. Sep 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  30. Sep 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  31. Sep 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  32. Sep 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-24-2015 by Committee on Rules

  33. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  34. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  35. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  36. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  37. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  38. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  39. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  40. Sep 24, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  41. Sep 24, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  42. Oct 19, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  43. Oct 20, 2015 · Senate

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

  44. Oct 20, 2015 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  45. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  46. Nov 10, 2015 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-10-2015

  47. Nov 12, 2015 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-11-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 113

  48. Nov 12, 2015 · Senate

    Published 11-12-2015