Transportation and care of injured police dogs.

HB 233 allows emergency medical services providers to transport and treat injured police dogs during emergencies when no human patients require immediate ambulance transport. The bill specifies that providers may administer care like controlling bleeding, opening airways, or giving oxygen, and requires a law enforcement officer to accompany the dog during transport. It also grants immunity to EMS providers who act in good faith to aid police dogs, protecting them from civil liability for such actions. The law applies to police dogs owned or employed by law enforcement or corrections agencies (including search and rescue and fire dogs) and takes effect July 1, 2023.