MT SB518

Licensing oversight for emergency care providers (EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical responders, advanced EMTs) transfers from the Board of Medical Examiners to the Department of Labor and Industry effective January 1, 2026

Board of Medical Examiners membership reduced from 12 to 11 members by removing the emergency care provider seat

Department of Labor and Industry gains rulemaking authority for emergency care provider training, licensure, drug administration, complaint handling, and community-integrated health care standards

Complaints involving patient care by emergency care providers shift from Board screening panel review to Department of Labor and Industry review under the uniform regulation process for licensing programs without boards

Definition of "community-integrated health care" (out-of-hospital medical services for endorsed emergency care providers) moves from Board of Medical Examiners statutes to Department of Labor and Industry authority