H.B. 440                                                 VETOES

Parris N. Glendening
Governor

House Bill No. 440

AN ACT concerning

Emergency Medical Services - Licensure of Providers - Transfer of Authority

FOR the purpose of repealing the authority of the State Board of Physician Quality
Assurance as it relates to persons providing certain emergency medical services and
transferring that authority to the Emergency Medical Services Board (EMS Board);
providing that a person shall be licensed or certified by the EMS Board before
providing emergency medical services; providing exceptions to the licensing and
certifying requirements of this Act; providing for licensing or certification fees,
subject to certain exceptions; specifying the types of services under this Act that
licensees or certificatees may perform; providing certain procedural due process
provisions; authorizing the EMS Board to adopt certain regulations, take certain
disciplinary actions, issue subpoenas, administer oaths, issue cease and desist
orders, and seek injunctive relief; creating a provider review panel to be appointed
by the EMS Board and specifying the duties of the panel; requiring the EMS Board to
refer certain complaints regarding certain emergency medical services providers to the
State Board of Nursing under certain circumstances; creating the Emergency Medical
Services Board Provider Fund and specifying the purpose and funding of the Fund;
providing that certain emergency medical services providers are not civilly liable for
giving assistance in certain circumstances; defining terms; providing for a delayed
effective date for certain provisions of this Act; and generally relating to the
regulation and licensure or certification of certain emergency medical services
providers.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 13-510 and 13-515(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article - Education
Section 13-516
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 14-301 and 14-306(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

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