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MI HB5404

Bill

Status

Passed

10/22/2014

Primary Sponsor

Hugh Crawford

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires medical control authorities to establish protocols within 12 months ensuring life support vehicles providing medical first response, basic life support, or limited advanced life support are equipped with opioid antagonists and personnel are trained to administer them.

  • Allows medical control authorities to rescind or continue opioid antagonist protocols after 3 years at their discretion.

  • Requires protocols to ensure life support vehicles are equipped with epinephrine auto-injectors and automated external defibrillators, with personnel properly trained in their use.

  • Extends liability immunity to clinical preceptors of education programs when their acts or omissions are consistent with licensure and not the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

  • Effective immediately upon Governor approval on October 13, 2014.

Legislative Description

Health; emergency services; protocols that require emergency response vehicles to carry opioid antagonists and require emergency services personnel to be trained; require medical control authority to develop. Amends secs. 20919 & 20965 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20919 & 333.20965).

State agencies (existing), community health

Last Action

Assigned Pa 312'14 With Immediate Effect

10/22/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/11/2014

Full Bill Text

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