HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2029, 2052 PRINTER'S NO. 2508
No. 1536 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY PETERSON, BRIGHTBILL, ROCKS, CORMAN, WENGER,
LOEPER, AFFLERBACH, SCANLON, REIBMAN, WILT, HOPPER,
SALVATORE, PUNT, LEMMOND, MADIGAN, PORTERFIELD, FISHER,
HELFRICK, PECORA, SHAFFER, JUBELIRER, SHUMAKER, BAKER AND
RHOADES, MARCH 20, 1990
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 3, 1985 (P.L.164, No.45), entitled "An
2 act relating to the prevention and reduction of premature
3 death and disability in this Commonwealth; providing for
4 assistance, coordination and support of the development and
5 maintenance of a comprehensive emergency medical services
6 system and for qualifications, eligibility and certification
7 of emergency medical services personnel and licensing
8 ambulance services; imposing powers and duties on the
9 Department of Health; and making repeals," PROVIDING FOR <--
10 RECIPROCAL CERTIFICATION; relating to fund expenditures; and
11 making an appropriation.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 14(c) of the act of July 3, 1985 <--
15 (P.L.164, No.45), known as the Emergency Medical Services Act,
16 amended October 21, 1988 (P.L.1055, No.121), is amended to read:
17 SECTION 1. SECTION 11 OF THE ACT OF JULY 3, 1985 (P.L.164, <--
18 NO.45), KNOWN AS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT, IS AMENDED
19 BY ADDING A SUBSECTION TO READ:
20 SECTION 11. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.
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2 (L) RECIPROCAL CERTIFICATION.--AN INDIVIDUAL WITH AN EMT OR
3 EMT-PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATE LICENSE ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE SHALL
4 BE GRANTED RECIPROCAL CERTIFICATION BY THE COMMONWEALTH. THE
5 DEPARTMENT SHALL RECOGNIZE RECERTIFICATION FROM A BORDER STATE
6 OF ANY EMT OR EMT-PARAMEDIC AFFILIATED WITH AN AMBULANCE SERVICE
7 WITH FIRST DUE RESPONSE IN THIS COMMONWEALTH AND A BORDER STATE.
8 SECTION 2. SECTION 14(C) OF THE ACT, AMENDED OCTOBER 21,
9 1988 (P.L.1055, NO.121), IS AMENDED TO READ:
10 Section 14. Support of emergency medical services.
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12 (c) Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund.--Money
13 collected shall be paid to the court imposing the fine, or fee,
14 which shall forward it to the State Treasurer for deposit into a
15 special fund to be known as the Emergency Medical Services
16 Operating Fund. [Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated
17 annually by the General Assembly.] Commencing in the fiscal year
18 1991-1992, and each year thereafter at least 80% of the total
19 receipts to the fund for that fiscal year shall be appropriated
20 by the General Assembly and expended by the department on an
21 annual basis. In addition, at least 25% of any beginning
22 unappropriated balance shall be appropriated and expended
23 annually, provided that the ending unappropriated balance in the
24 fund in any fiscal year shall be no less than $5,000,000, unless
25 otherwise provided by the General Assembly. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL <--
26 FINANCE NO LESS THAN 80% OF THE COST OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION
27 AND RECERTIFICATION OF VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
28 AND EMT PARAMEDICS WHO ARE SPONSORED BY A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
29 SERVICE.
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1 Section 2 3. For the fiscal year 1990-1991, the amount of <--
2 $12,000,000 is hereby appropriated from the Emergency Medical
3 Services Operating Fund to the Department of Health and the
4 Catastrophic Medical and Rehabilitation Fund for Victims of
5 Trauma to be expended in the fiscal year 1990-1991, as follows:
6 (1) For emergency medical services............$9,000,000
7 (2) For Catastrophic Medical and Rehabilitation
8 Program............................................$3,000,000
9 Section 3 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1990, or <--
10 immediately, whichever is later.
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