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2000 SESSION
HB 1525 Emergency medical services vehicles.
Introduced by: Robert D. (Bobby) Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Emergency medical services vehicles. Defines the term "ambulance" as a vehicle, vessel or aircraft, holding a valid permit from the State Emergency Medical Services Office, that is specially constructed, equipped, maintained, and operated, and is intended to be used for emergency medical care and the transportation of patients who are sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. This bill provides that any vehicle, vessel or aircraft must hold a valid emergency medical services vehicle permit issued by the Office of Emergency Medical Services to be licensed to operate and be considered an ambulance in the Commonwealth. The word "ambulance" is prohibited on any vehicle, vessel or aircraft that does not hold a valid permit. This bill also repeals the archaic law which authorizes counties to require any ambulance, when responding to emergency calls, to be staffed, in addition to other personnel, with a medical doctor or a graduate nurse or an attendant holding a valid first aid card or certificate of the advanced type issued by the American Red Cross or the United States Bureau of Mines. Current requirements for staffing are established at the state level and are uniform throughout the Commonwealth.
FULL TEXT
- 01/27/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 006266876 pdf
- 02/14/00 House: Printed as engrossed 006266876-E pdf
- 03/20/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1525ER) pdf
- 05/04/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0939) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/27/00 House: Consent to introduce
- 01/27/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 006266876
- 01/27/00 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/02/00 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 3
- 02/12/00 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/00 House: Read first time
- 02/14/00 House: Read second time
- 02/14/00 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/14/00 House: Printed as engrossed 006266876-E
- 02/14/00 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (Block Vote) (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 03/02/00 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/07/00 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/07/00 Senate: Amendments by Sen. Houck agreed to
- 03/07/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/07/00 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/09/00 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 1-N)
- 03/20/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1525ER)
- 03/22/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/22/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/09/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 939 (effective 7/1/00)
- 05/04/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0939)