S.B. 1340 Summary

• Authorizes Hawaii medical board to establish a pilot program issuing licenses for Emergency Medical Technician 1 (EMT-1) personnel with National Registry certification, limited to counties with populations of 500,000 or greater, effective July 1, 2022 through July 1, 2027.

• Requires Hawaii medical board to license emergency ambulance service personnel (emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians, mobile intensive care technicians, and paramedics) instead of certifying them, with National Registry certification and board-approved training as prerequisites.

• Changes statutory references throughout Chapter 453 from "certification" to "licensure" for emergency medical services personnel to align with national standards.

• Appropriates $31,000 from the compliance resolution fund for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 to hire a 0.5 full-time equivalent permanent position at the Hawaii medical board to implement these requirements.

• Takes effect July 1, 2021, with the EMT-1 pilot program provisions repealing on July 1, 2027.