NC H48

Exempts emergency medical services personnel from North Carolina's concealed carry prohibition while on duty providing tactical medical assistance to law enforcement SWAT teams in emergency situations.

Requires EMS personnel to complete an approved tactical medical assistance course that includes firearms safety training, instruction on deadly force laws, and training on all weapon systems used by supported law enforcement agencies.

Recognizes approved courses certified or sponsored by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, the National Rifle Association, or law enforcement agencies and firearms training schools with certified instructors.

Mandates that state and local law enforcement agencies provide paramedics rendering tactical medical assistance during SWAT operations with the same protective equipment provided to other SWAT team members.

Effective July 1, 2021, applying to offenses committed on or after that date.