Emergency ambulance employees.

Existing law establishes a statewide system for emergency medical services and establishes the Emergency Medical Service Authority which is responsible for establishing training, scope of practice, and continuing education for emergency medical technicians and other prehospital personnel. This bill would require an emergency ambulance provider to provide each emergency ambulance employee, who drives or rides in the ambulance, with body armor and safety equipment to wear during the employee's work shift. The bill would also require the emergency ambulance employer to provide training to the emergency ambulance employee on the proper fitting and use of the body armor and safety equipment. The bill would not apply to the state or a political subdivision thereof.