HOUSE BILL No. 5460

 

 

January 30, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Vaupel, Geiss and Canfield and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 20912 (MCL 333.20912), as amended by 2000 PA

 

375.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 20912. (1) The department shall perform all of the

 

following with regard to educational programs and services:

 

     (a) Review and approve education program sponsors, ongoing

 

education program sponsors, and curricula for emergency medical

 

services personnel. Programs and curricula for paramedics or

 

medical first responders must include training in treating drug

 

overdose patientsthat is equivalent to the training provided in

 

the American Heart Association basic life support course for health

care providers. Approved education programs and refresher programs

 

shall must be coordinated by a licensed emergency medical services

 

instructor-coordinator commensurate with level of licensure.

 

Approved programs conducted by ongoing education program sponsors

 

shall must be coordinated by a licensed emergency medical services

 

instructor-coordinator.

 

     (b) Maintain a listing of approved education program sponsors

 

and licensed emergency medical services instructor-coordinators.

 

     (c) Develop and implement standards for all education program

 

sponsors and ongoing education program sponsors based upon criteria

 

recommended by the state emergency medical services coordination

 

committee created in section 20915 and developed by the department.

 

     (2) An education program sponsor that conducts education

 

programs for paramedics and that receives accreditation from the

 

joint review committee on educational programs for the EMT-

 

paramedic or other organization approved by the department as

 

having equivalent expertise and competency in the accreditation of

 

paramedic education programs is considered approved by the

 

department under subsection (1)(a) if the education program sponsor

 

meets both of the following requirements:

 

     (a) Submits an application to the department that includes

 

verification of accreditation described in this subsection.

 

     (b) Maintains accreditation as described in this subsection.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.