PRINTER'S NO. 3353
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2726
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY FARRY, SCHLEGEL CULVER, POLINCHOCK, RIGBY, LABS,
STAATS, THOMAS, BOBACK, McNEILL, MALAGARI, T. DAVIS, RADER,
STRUZZI, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, KNOWLES, MUSTELLO, HAMM,
TOMLINSON AND SAINATO, JULY 5, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JULY 5, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system,
providing for scholarships for training.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 8112.1. Scholarships for training.
(a) Source.--Except as provided under subsection (c), money
transferred under 3 Pa.C.S. § 1113(a)(4) (relating to
disposition of certain funds) shall be utilized by the
department's Bureau of Emergency Medical Services to issue
scholarships to EMS providers who complete EMS training provided
by an approved entity under section 8105(b)(6) (relating to
duties of department).
(b) Application.--An individual shall submit an application
for a scholarship to the department on a form approved by the
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department.
(c) Form.--The scholarships shall be in the form of
reimbursement to EMS providers upon successful completion of EMS
training by an approved provider.
(d) Administrative costs.--A portion of the money
transferred under 3 Pa.C.S. § 1113(a)(4) may be used by the
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services for administrative costs.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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