HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

14-303.

(a)   In this section, "cardiac rescue technician" means
an individual who:

(1)  (i) Has completed a course approved by the
Board and the Director of Emergency Medical Services; and

(ii) Has been examined by the Board and
certified as a cardiac rescue technician by the Board; [or]

(2)   Is enrolled in a cardiac rescue technician
program that meets the standards set by the Board[.]; OR

(3)  (I) HAS COMPLETED AN ADVANCE A CARDIAC
RESCUE TECHNICIAN COURSE OR ITS EQUIVALENT AS DETERMINED BY
THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; AND

(II) RESIDES IN AND IS AUTHORIZED TO
PROVIDE EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY ANY STATE
ADJOINING THIS STATE AND WHO IS CALLED ON TO OCCASIONALLY
RENDER EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THIS STATE OR TO
TRANSPORT EMERGENCY PATIENTS FROM THE ADJOINING STATE TO A
HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN THIS STATE IF:

1.   THE CARDIAC RESCUE TECHNICIAN IS
NOT AFFILIATED WITH AN AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT OR COMPANY IN
THIS STATE OR IS NOT ENGAGED IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY HEALTH
CARE SERVICES IN THIS STATE ON A REGULAR BASIS; AND

2.   THE SAME PRIVILEGES ARE EXTENDED
TO CARDIAC RESCUE TECHNICIANS OF THIS STATE BY THE ADJOINING
STATE.

(b)   Subject to the rules, regulations, and orders of
the Board and the Commission, a cardiac rescue technician,
while delivering emergency health care services or
undergoing training, may:

(1)  Perform all phases of [cardio-pulmonary]
CARDIOPULMONARY resuscitation;

(2)  Administer drugs or intravenous solutions as
directed by a licensed physician by radio, telemetry, or
written or oral instruction; and

(3)  Obtain blood for laboratory analysis.