H2097B2436A03990 NES:MAC 04/12/22 #90 A03990
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2097
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE HAMM
Printer's No. 2436
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 6 through 8, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 1. Section 8133(b)(1) and (c)(1) of Title 35 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 1, line 12, by striking out "(5)" and
inserting
subsection (c)(1)
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 5 through 12, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) [The staffing requirements under subsection (b)(2)
may be waived or adjusted at the department's discretion. The
department shall permit an EMS agency to file for a waiver or
exception from the staffing requirements under this
subsection for extraordinary reasons as determined by the
department on a case-by-case basis and in the best interest
of the EMS system and patient care.] The minimum staffing
requirements for a BLS ambulance when responding to a call to
provide EMS is an EMS vehicle operator and an EMS provider at
or above the level of an EMT. When present, an EMS provider
at or above the level of an EMT shall attend to the patient
at the scene and during patient transportation.
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