AK SB256

Alaska would join the Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, allowing emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs, and paramedics licensed in member states to practice across state lines without obtaining separate licenses in each state.

Licensed EMS personnel must be at least 18 years old, hold an unrestricted license in their home state, and practice under medical director supervision to exercise the interstate privilege to practice.

Member states must require the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) examination for initial licensure and implement FBI-compliant criminal background checks within five years of compact activation.

Veterans, active military service members separating from duty, National Guard and Reserve members, and their spouses with current NREMT certification would receive expedited licensure processing.

The act takes effect January 1, 2027, and establishes Alaska's participation in the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice, which maintains a coordinated database of licensure and adverse action information across member states.