HCS HB 1977 -- EMERGENCY SERVICES

This bill changes the laws regarding emergency services and
emergency medical technicians-intermediate.  In its main
provisions, the bill:

(1)  Requires all basic life support ambulances and stretcher
vans operated in the state to be equipped with an automated
external defibrillator and to be staffed by at least one person
trained in its use;

(2)  Repeals the provision allowing only emergency medical
response agencies, fire departments, and fire protection
districts to provide certain advanced life support services using
emergency medical technicians-intermediate;

(3)  Repeals the provision requiring emergency medical response
agencies using emergency medical technicians-intermediate to work
in collaboration with an ambulance service providing advanced
life support with personnel trained at the paramedic level;

(4)  Allows a temporary emergency medical technician licensee to
practice under the immediate supervision of a licensed emergency
medical technician-intermediate;

(5)  Requires employers and supervisors of emergency medical
technicians-intermediate to cooperate with the compliance
requirements of the Department of Health and Senior Services
under the Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services Systems Act;
and

(6)  Adds an emergency medical technician-intermediate, EMT-I, to
the definition of "emergency medical care provider" as it relates
to exposure to contagious or infectious diseases.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm