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General Assembly
Raised
Bill No. 6574 January Session, 2001
Referred to Committee on Public Health Introduced by: (PH ) AN ACT CONCERNING THE CERTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 19a-179 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof: The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, concerning (1) the methods and conditions for the issuance, renewal and reinstatement of licensure and certification or recertification of emergency medical service personnel, (2) the methods and conditions for licensure and certification of the operations, facilities and equipment enumerated in section 19a-177, and [regulations regarding] (3) complaint procedures for the public and any emergency medical service organization. Such regulations shall be in conformity with the policies and standards established by the commissioner. Such regulations shall require that, as an express condition of the purchase of any business holding a primary service area, the purchaser shall agree to abide by any performance standards to which the purchased business was obligated pursuant to its agreement with the municipality. Sec. 2. (NEW) (a) Any person certified as an emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, medical response technician or emergency medical services instructor pursuant to chapter 368d of the general statutes and the regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-179 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, whose certification has expired may apply to the Department of Public Health for reinstatement of such certification as follows: (1) If such certification expired one year or less from the date of application for reinstatement, such person shall complete the requirements for recertification specified in regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-179 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, as such recertification regulations may be from time to time amended; (2) if such certification expired more than one year but less than three years from the date of application for reinstatement, such person shall complete the training required for recertification and the examination required for initial certification specified in regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-179 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, as such training and examination regulations may be from time to time amended; or (3) if such certification expired three or more years from the date of application for reinstatement, such person shall complete the requirements for initial certification specified in regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-179 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, as such initial certification regulations may be from time to time amended. (b) Any certificate issued pursuant to chapter 368d of the general statutes and the regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-179 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall remain valid for ninety days after the expiration date of such certificate. Any such certificate shall become void upon the expiration of such ninety-day period. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage. Statement of Purpose: To authorize the Department of Public Health to adopt regulations concerning requirements for the issuance and renewal of certification of emergency medical service personnel, to provide a reinstatement procedure for individuals whose emergency medical service certifications have lapsed and to provide a ninety-day grace period in which to renew such a certificate. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |
