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1997 SESSION
HB 2127 Certification of emergency medical services personnel.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Certification and recertification of emergency medical services personnel. Provides technical amendments to move the specific regulatory duties and responsibilities of the State Board of Health relative to the certification and recertification of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to the Code section pertaining to the certification and recertification of EMS personnel. This bill also clarifies that the operational medical director can make a determination as to whether the EMT must, for recertification, take the written test or continuing education and skills testing; that recertification for advanced life support providers is required every three years; that continuing education modules may be tested separately; and that, after January 1, 1998, a sequential option for the completion of the skills tests for recertification will be in place.
FULL TEXT
- 01/15/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 971658388 pdf
- 02/12/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2127ER) pdf
- 03/17/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0248) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/15/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 971658388
- 01/15/97 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/21/97 House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/97 House: Read first time
- 01/23/97 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/24/97 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/27/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/06/97 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/10/97 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2127ER)
- 02/18/97 House: Enrolled
- 02/18/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 248 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/17/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0248)