SB 1226 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Community paramedics; State Board of Health to adopt regulations governing practice.

Summary
Requires the State Board of Health to adopt regulations governing the practice of community paramedics. The bill requires an applicant for licensure as a community paramedic to submit evidence that the applicant (i) is currently certified as an emergency medical services provider and has been certified for at least three years, (ii) has successfully completed a community paramedic training program that is approved by the Board or accredited by a Board-approved national accreditation organization and that includes clinical experience provided under the supervision of a physician or EMS agency, and (iii) has obtained Community Paramedic Certification from the International Board of Specialty Certification. The bill requires a community paramedic to practice in accordance with protocols and supervisory standards established by an operational medical director and to provide services only as directed by a patient care plan developed by the patient's physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant and approved by the community paramedic's supervising operational medical director.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2019 Last action Jan 11, 2019
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Committee
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Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 4, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100120D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
VA
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