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PA HB1491
Bill
Status
5/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Martin Causer
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AI Summary
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Transfers oversight of Pennsylvania's emergency medical services (EMS) system from the Department of Health to a new State Emergency Medical Services Commissioner position
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Establishes a State EMS Advisory Board chaired by the commissioner, consisting of 11 voting members including representatives from the Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania, Fire and Emergency Services Institute, and Governor-appointed EMS practitioners and administrators from volunteer, municipal, and hospital-based agencies
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Redefines the existing State Advisory Board as the State Advisory Council, narrowing its duties to focus on EMS clinical and basic life support protocol standards rather than broader policy matters
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Advisory Board members serve without compensation but receive reimbursement for travel expenses; board must meet at least quarterly with 11 members constituting a quorum
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment, with existing Department of Health orders, regulations, contracts, and collective bargaining agreements remaining in force until modified by the new commissioner
Legislative Description
In emergency medical services system, further providing for declaration of policy, for definitions, for emergency medical services system programs and for duties of department; establishing the State EMS Advisory Board; and further providing for emergency medical services patient care reports, for funding, for notification of trauma center closure, for State Advisory Board, for regional emergency medical services councils, for comprehensive plan, for contracts and grants and for scholarships for recruitment, training and retention.
Last Action
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
5/21/2025