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CT HB05526
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/14/2012
Primary Sponsor
Public Health Committee
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AI Summary
- Establishes two distinct compositions for the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board: one effective prior to October 1, 2012, and a revised composition effective on and after October 1, 2012
- The revised board composition (effective October 1, 2012) reduces membership and includes the director of the Department of Public Health's Office of Emergency Medical Services, representatives from emergency physicians, nurses, fire chiefs, police chiefs, ambulance providers, trauma committees, pediatrics, emergency communications centers, and hospital quality assurance personnel
- Requires the Office of Emergency Medical Services to study the establishment of an emergency services policy council and report findings to the joint standing committee on public health by January 1, 2013
- The report must include recommendations on the policy council's potential role in training and certification of emergency medical technicians and development of emergency services policies, procedures, and clinical protocols
- Preserves existing requirements that receiving hospitals develop and implement processes for patients presented through the emergency medical service system
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning The Membership Of The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board And An Emergency Services Policy Council.
Last Action
File Number 452
4/16/2012
Committee Referrals
Public Health3/14/2012
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