MO HB1825

Allows fire protection districts or fire departments with a hospital within their boundaries to use fire trucks (instead of ambulances) for patient transport when staffed ambulances are unavailable

Fire trucks must meet National Fire Protection Association Standard 1901, have a patient compartment, and carry required medical supplies and equipment per Missouri regulations

Fire trucks may only transport patients in cardiac or respiratory arrest, level one trauma, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or acute stroke symptoms

Transport requires at least two EMT-paramedics on board and transport time cannot exceed 7 minutes

Fire trucks used for this purpose are exempt from specific sections of the federal Star of Life Ambulance specification (KKK-A-1822F)