Bill Summary: Raised Bill No. 152

• The Department of Transportation may issue temporary (not exceeding 60 days) and permanent livery permits for nonemergency transportation of elderly persons and persons with disabilities on routes with no existing service or inadequate service.

• Livery permit holders may use stretcher vans to transport elderly persons or persons with disabilities requiring stretcher transport, provided the passenger has written approval from their primary care provider and the operator receives training equivalent to emergency medical services personnel.

• A stretcher van is defined as a van designed and equipped to provide nonemergency transportation of persons on a stretcher, and must include a device to secure the individual during transfer and transport.

• Livery permit holders transporting stretcher-bound passengers must have an attendant (in addition to the operator) who is trained in lifting, moving, and transporting stretcher patients at the level of emergency medical services personnel.

• The bill becomes effective October 1, 2020, and amends Connecticut General Statutes sections 13b-105 and 14-100a.