Raised Bill No. 6605 Summary

• Shift oversight of primary service area responder designation from the Department of Public Health Commissioner to municipalities, allowing each municipality within a primary service area to jointly assign a responder in writing, effective October 1, 2023

• Grant primary service areas the authority to revoke responder assignments based on determination that such action serves patient care interests, rather than requiring commissioner approval

• Establish an application process allowing municipal chief elected officials or executives to apply to the Commissioner of Public Health for primary service area designation

• Transfer approval authority for primary service area responder ownership transfers or sales of 50% or more of assets from the Commissioner to the chief elected official or chief executive officer of the municipality, requiring 60-day advance notice and 45-day decision deadline

• Repeal sections 19a-181c and 19a-181f, and require municipalities to consult with their primary service area responders when updating local emergency medical services plans at least once every five years