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OK HB2833

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Ken Walker

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • State Commissioner of Health prohibited from requiring approval of EMS Regions, Ambulance Service districts, or municipalities before granting stretcher aid van licenses in counties with populations exceeding 400,000

  • Stretcher aid van services exempt from local EMS regulation when providing nonemergency transfers of medically stable individuals who directly contact the service to request transportation

  • Exemption applies only when individuals directly contact the stretcher aid van service themselves, rather than being referred by healthcare facilities or dispatched through emergency systems

  • Amends Sections 1-2513 and 1-2515 of Title 63 (Oklahoma Emergency Response System Development Act)

  • Effective date: November 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Public health and safety; prohibiting the State Commissioner of Health from requiring certain approval before granting certain license; effective date.

Last Action

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health Committee

2/17/2016

Committee Referrals

Public Health2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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