Emergency medical services programs

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill allows an approved emergency medical services program to provide emergency medical care in circumstances other than at the scene of an emergency, during transport to a hospital, while in the hospital emergency department until regular hospital staff assume responsibility for care, and during transfer of a patient between health care facilities. The bill allows the emergency medical services program to provide emergency medical care during transport to another facility or institution in which health care is provided and under a delegation from a health care provider. Under current law, an emergency medical services practitioner may act upon a delegation by a health care provider without violating the scope of the emergency medical services practitioner's license. The bill adds conditions that the actions delegated to the emergency medical services practitioner must be all of the following: 1) within the scope of the health care provider's license and competency and 2) delegated to an emergency medical services practitioner whom the health care provider ensures is adequately knowledgeable and trained to perform the delegated action.

Who's behind it

3 representatives are its authors⁠. All 3 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories
• LC Amendment Memo