CT HB06375

Authorizes licensed health care practitioners to volunteer and provide emergency medical services in Connecticut during an emergency or emergency declaration by registering with a designated volunteer health care practitioner system organization.

Requires volunteer registration organizations to accept applications, maintain accessible licensure information, confirm practitioner credentials in other states, and operate under federal Health Resources Services Administration programs, local emergency response systems, disaster relief organizations, or state departments.

Permits the Department of Public Health and Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to issue orders limiting or restricting volunteer practitioner activities by duration, geographical area, practitioner type, or other emergency coordination matters.

Establishes that volunteer practitioners operating outside their scope of practice or failing to register constitute unauthorized practice, while allowing licensing boards to impose administrative sanctions considering emergency circumstances and the practitioner's training and experience.

Effective October 1, 2011; allows departments to adopt regulations coordinating with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and promoting uniform standards across states.