Georgia House Bill 236 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-13 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide that first responders of municipal fire departments may engage in the emergency medical transportation of patients; to revise findings and a declaration of policy concerning first responders in this state; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide that first responders of a fire department of a municipality shall be granted licenses for emergency medical transportation under certain circumstances; to revise the Emergency Medical Systems Communications Program (EMSC Program); to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for licensing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; first responders of municipal fire departments may engage in the emergency medical transportation of patients; provide

Rep. Roger Bruce [D]	Rep. Debra Bazemore [D]	Rep. Donna McLeod [D]	Rep. Derrick Jackson [D]
Rep. Robert Trammell [D]	Rep. Edward Stephens [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-13	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-12	House	House First Readers
2019-02-11	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54802
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/181007