This bill allows registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to serve on ambulance crews alongside or instead of traditional emergency medical technicians, expanding who can provide emergency medical care during ambulance runs. The bill also creates liability protections for nurses working on ambulances and establishes that a physician assistant or nurse practitioner can supervise an ambulance service instead of requiring a physician medical director. These changes give ambulance services more flexibility in staffing while maintaining medical oversight of emergency care.
The amendment removed the separate hardship exemption pathway and instead allows registered nurses or licensed practical nurses to serve directly on ambulance crews alongside emergency medical technicians or advanced life support personnel.
The amendment clarified that ambulance runs require one emergency medical technician, advanced life support personnel, or nurse (rather than specifying "one advanced" before technician), and added formal enrollment certification language.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 254
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 214
Signed by the President S.J. 171
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 199
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0. S.J. 144
Health and Human Services Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 5
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 5
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 92
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0. H.J. 115
Health and Human Services Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
Health and Human Services Motion to amend
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 12
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Health and Human Services — Do Pass Amended