HB141 Summary

• Authorizes the State Board of Health to establish and administer a community paramedicine program allowing paramedics to provide services under medical director oversight.

• Defines "Community Paramedic" as a licensed paramedic with at least 2 years full-time service who completes approved training and passes state examination.

• Allows community paramedics to provide services including chronic disease monitoring, health assessment, hospital discharge follow-up, laboratory specimen collection, medication compliance monitoring, and coordination of community services.

• Establishes patient eligibility criteria including individuals discharged from medical facilities who declined home health/hospice services, those at risk of hospital readmission, and those referred for preventive services.

• Prohibits community paramedics from practicing medicine, surgery, making diagnoses, or prescribing drugs; requires documentation of all services and board rulemaking on implementation details.