Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 222 (2022GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Harper, W.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• specifically lists categories for whom the State Emergency Medical Services Committee may establish initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL
AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper
House Sponsor: 
Stephen G. Handy
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to the licensure of emergency medical service
personnel.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ specifically lists categories for whom the State Emergency Medical Services
Committee may establish initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
26-8a-302
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 208 and 237
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
26-8a-302
 is amended to read:
26-8a-302.
Licensure of emergency medical service personnel.
(1) To promote the availability of comprehensive emergency medical services
throughout the state, the committee shall establish:
(a) initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements for emergency medical
service personnel in the following categories:
(i) paramedic;
(ii) [
medical director;
] 
advanced emergency medical services technician;
(iii) emergency medical [
service instructor
] 
services technician
;
(iv) behavioral emergency services technician; 
and
(v) advanced behavioral emergency services technician[
; and
]
;
[
(vi) except emergency medical dispatchers, other types of emergency medical service
personnel as the committee considers necessary;
]
(b) a method to monitor the certification status and continuing medical education hours
for emergency medical dispatchers; and
(c) guidelines for giving credit for out-of-state training and experience.
(2) The department shall, based on the requirements established in Subsection (1):
(a) develop, conduct, and authorize training and testing for emergency medical service
personnel;
(b) issue a license and license renewals to emergency medical service personnel other
than emergency medical dispatchers; and
(c) verify the certification of emergency medical dispatchers.
(3) The department shall coordinate with the Department of Human Services
established in Section 
62A-1-102
, and local mental health authorities described in Section
17-43-301
, to develop and authorize initial and ongoing licensure and training requirements for
licensure as a:
(a) behavioral emergency services technician; and
(b) advanced behavioral emergency services technician.
(4) As provided in Section 
26-8a-502
, an individual issued a license or certified under
this section may only provide emergency medical services to the extent allowed by the license
or certification.
(5) An individual may not be issued or retain a license under this section unless the
individual obtains and retains background clearance under Section 
26-8a-310
.
(6) An individual may not be issued or retain a certification under this section unless
the individual obtains and retains background clearance in accordance with Section
26-8a-310.5
.