HB58 Summary

• Authorizes the State Board of Health to establish licensure fees for EMS personnel (EMSP) and ambulance provider services by rule, replacing previous fixed fees of $10 for EMSP and $25 for provider services.

• Requires EMSP licenses to be valid for 24 calendar months and provider service licenses for no more than 12 calendar months, with the same renewal fees as original licenses.

• Revises ground ambulance driver requirements to accept either the Emergency Vehicle Operator Course approved by the Board of Health or the Apparatus Operator's Course or Emergency Vehicle Driver Course taught by the Alabama Fire College.

• Authorizes fingerprint-based state and national criminal background checks through the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency for initial EMSP licensure applicants, with applicants paying all associated costs.

• Establishes criminal penalties (misdemeanor: $500-$10,000 fine and/or 30 days to 1 year imprisonment) for unauthorized disclosure of criminal background check records, with the Board of Health required to establish a policy determining which convictions prevent licensure.