SB3261ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Filed: 5/4/2012

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3261

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3261 on page 34, after line 13, by inserting the following:

"(c-5) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly and until the end of the transition period described in subdivision (d)(1) of this Section, persons licensed as a First Responder are deemed to be licensed as an Emergency Medical Responder, persons licensed as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic or "EMT-B" are deemed to be licensed as an Emergency Medical Technician or "EMT", and persons licensed as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic or "EMT-P" are deemed to be licensed as a Paramedic."; and

on page 34, line 23, after the period, by inserting the following: "Within 270 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Department shall establish by administrative rule a transition period of 24 months for EMS Systems within each EMS Region to educate all actively licensed and certified EMS personnel to transition to the requirements as established by the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards. All new EMS coursework applied for after January 1, 2013 must meet the minimum requirements as established by the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards, except that the EMT-Intermediate to Paramedic bridge course may be applied for utilizing the U.S. Department of Transportation National Standard Curricula through December 1, 2016.".