HCS/HB 1977 - This act modifies the laws regarding emergency services and emergency medical technicians-intermediate. This act requires all basic life support ambulances and stretcher vans to be equipped with an automated external defibrillator and staffed by at least one person trained in its use.
This act also repeals the provision allowing only emergency medical response agencies, fire departments, and fire protection districts to provide certain advanced life support services with emergency medical technicians-intermediate . The act also repeals the provision requiring emergency medical response agencies using emergency medical technicians-intermediate to work in collaboration with an ambulance service providing advanced life support with personnel training at the paramedic level.
A temporary emergency medical technician licensee is allowed to practice under the immediate supervision of a licensed emergency medical technicians-intermediate. Employers and supervisors of emergency medical technicians-intermediate are required to cooperate with the Department of Health and Senior Services compliance requirements under the Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services Systems Act. The definition of "emergency medical provider" as it relates to exposure to contagious or infectious diseases is amended to include emergency medical technicians-intermediate.
ADRIANE CROUSE