PRINTER'S NO. 1264
No. 1139 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY STAIRS, WILT, CORNELL, NAHILL, COCHRAN,
CALTAGIRONE, MILLER, HONAMAN, MADIGAN, W. W. FOSTER, BOWSER,
TELEK, PETERSON, HAYES, GRIECO, GEORGE AND FISCHER,
APRIL 7, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, APRIL 7, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 30, 1976 (P.L.1205, No.264),
2 entitled "An act defining emergency medical technician;
3 authorizing such personnel to render emergency care;
4 exempting such personnel and physicians working in
5 conjunction with them from civil liability when rendering
6 such care; and making repeals," further providing for the
7 recertification of emergency medical technicians.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of November 30, 1976 (P.L.1205, No.264),
11 referred to as the Emergency Medical Technician Law, is amended
12 by adding a section to read:
13 Section 4.1. Recertification of Emergency Medical
14 Technicians.--(a) Emergency medical technicians shall be
15 recertified every three years. To be recertified an EMT must
16 accumulate a total of 100 credits for recertification according
17 to the following schedule:
18 Service or training Credits
19 Active service with an
1 ambulance or rescue squad 40
2 Classroom training:
3 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 15
4 Vital signs 15
5 Fractures 15
6 Oxygen therapy 15
7 (b) The instructor of the classroom training shall pass or
8 fail an EMT in accordance with the appropriate Red Cross
9 standard. The total hours of classroom training shall not exceed
10 25 hours. The department shall schedule this training at
11 convenient times and at various places around the Commonwealth.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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