CT SB00999

Establishes that the highest-classified EMS provider (paramedic, advanced EMT, EMT, or responder in that order) on scene makes patient care decisions; if tied, the primary service area responder decides; for all-responder scenes, the transporting EMS organization decides.

Requires all EMS organizations to submit quarterly data to the Department of Public Health including call volumes, response times, service levels, passed/cancelled/mutual aid calls, and prehospital transport data; commissioner may audit accuracy and impose civil penalties up to $100/day for non-compliance.

Reorganizes paramedic and EMS personnel certification under a unified framework, moving definitions and requirements from multiple statutory sections into chapters 384d and consolidating certification standards for paramedics, advanced EMTs, EMTs, EMT-responders, and EMS instructors.

Establishes three-year recertification requirements for emergency medical technicians with mandatory 30-hour refresher training including Alzheimer's disease and dementia care; allows reinstatement of expired certifications based on expiration timeline.

Allows military members and veterans to obtain EMS certification without exams if holding equivalent National Registry credentials; renews void licenses/certificates for those on active military duty within one year of discharge upon completion of refresher training.