H.B. 440

VETOES

(1)     A CARDIAC RESCUE TECHNICIAN, AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN-A, AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-B, OR AN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-P MAY:

(I)      PERFORM SPECIFIED MEDICAL PROCEDURES AS AUTHORIZED
BY THE EMS BOARD;

(II)    ADMINISTER SPECIFIED MEDICATIONS OR INTRAVENOUS
SOLUTIONS; AND

(III)   PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT;

(2)      (I) AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHER MAY:

1.       PERFORM MEDICAL INTERROGATION IN ORDER TO
DETERMINE THE TYPE AND LEVEL OF RESPONSE REQUIRED AT THE SCENE OF A
MEDICAL EMERGENCY;

2.       PROVIDE PREARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDING
INSTRUCTIONS IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; AND

(II) PARTICIPATION IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH
PROGRAMS BY JURISDICTIONS IS TOTALLY VOLUNTARY; AND

(3)     A FIRST RESPONDER:

(I)      MAY PERFORM SPECIFIED MEDICAL PROCEDURES AS DEFINED
BY THE EMS BOARD; AND

(II)     MAY NOT BE THE PRIMARY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
PROVIDER DURING EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT.

(G) (1) SUBJECT TO THE HEARING PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (H) OF THIS
SECTION AND AS A RESULT OF ANY CONDUCT OF AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES PROVIDER OR AN APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE UNDER
THIS SECTION THAT IS PROHIBITED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR
ANY REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE EMS BOARD MAY:

(I)      REPRIMAND OR PLACE AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
PROVIDER ON PROBATION;

(II)     SUSPEND OR REVOKE THE LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE OF AN
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER;

(III)   DENY A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE TO AN APPLICANT; OR

(IV)   REFUSE TO RENEW AN APPLICANT'S LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE.

(2) ON THE APPLICATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE LICENSE OR
CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, THE EMS BOARD MAY
REINSTATE A SUSPENDED OR REVOKED LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE.

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