SB222 Summary

• Establishes the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact to allow EMS personnel licensed in member states to practice in Alabama under limited circumstances without requiring an Alabama state license.

• Creates the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice as a joint public agency with authority to promulgate uniform rules, maintain a coordinated database of licensure and adverse action information, and coordinate EMS personnel regulation among member states.

• Provides reciprocity among member states on discipline and conditions of practice for EMS personnel (EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics) while maintaining state sovereignty over licensing and regulation within their borders.

• Grants member states' EMS authorities power to issue subpoenas and cease-and-desist orders, and establishes procedures for adverse actions, default determinations, and dispute resolution through the Commission.

• Compact becomes effective when enacted in the tenth member state; allows member states to withdraw with six months' notice and permits amendments only when enacted by all member states.