MI SB0249

Requires education program sponsors offering paramedic programs without Joint Review Committee accreditation to inform applicants of their lack of accreditation before enrollment.

Allows military health care specialists separated from service with honorable discharge within 2 years to qualify for emergency medical technician licensure without completing standard education program requirements.

Permits paramedics to pass either a department-developed examination or the National Registry examination, with the department required to develop an alternative examination within 2 years of enactment.

Waives initial licensure fees for applicants who separated from armed forces service with honorable discharge and maintains existing fee structures ($40 for EMT, $60 for EMT specialist, $80 for paramedic initial licensure).

Clarifies that emergency medical services personnel are not required to maintain National Registry status as a condition of license renewal.