HB-4605, As Passed House, November 5, 2013HB-4605, As Passed Senate, October 30, 2013

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4605

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 20950 (MCL 333.20950), as amended by 2006 PA

568.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 20950. (1) An individual shall not practice or advertise

to practice as a medical first responder, emergency medical

technician, emergency medical technician specialist, paramedic, or

emergency medical services instructor-coordinator unless licensed

~~to do so~~ by the department under this section.

(2) The department shall issue a license under this section

only to an individual who meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Is 18 years of age or older.

(b) Meets either of the following requirements:

(i) ~~(b)~~ Has successfully completed the appropriate education

program approved under section 20912.

(ii) While serving as a member of the armed forces, served as a

military health care specialist and was separated from service with

an honorable character of service or under an honorable conditions

(general) character of service in the 2-year period preceding the

date the license application is filed. The applicant shall provide

a form DD214, DD215, or any other form that is satisfactory to the

department to meet the criteria established in this subparagraph.

This subparagraph only applies to an applicant for a license as an

emergency medical technician.

the appropriate department prescribed examination, as follows:

(i) A medical first responder ~~shall~~ must pass the written

examination proctored by the department or the department's

designee and a practical examination approved by the department.

The practical examination shall be administered by the instructors

of the medical first responder course. The department or the

department's designee may also proctor the practical examination.

The individual shall pay the fee for the written examination

required under this subparagraph directly to the national registry

of emergency medical technicians or other organization approved by

the department.

(ii) An emergency medical technician, emergency medical

technician specialist, ~~and a~~ or paramedic ~~shall~~ must pass the

written examination proctored by the department or the department's

designee and a practical examination proctored by the department or

the department's designee. The individual shall pay the fee for the

written examination required under this subparagraph directly to

the national registry of emergency medical technicians or other

organization approved by the department.

(~~iii~~~~) The fee for the written examinations required under~~

~~subparagraphs (~~i~~) and (~~ii~~) shall be paid directly to the national~~

~~registry of emergency medical technicians or other organization~~

~~approved by the department.~~

(d) Meets other requirements of this part.

(3) The department shall require for purposes of compliance

with subsection (2)(c) successful passage by each first-time

applicant of an examination. ~~as that term is defined in section~~

~~20904(10).~~

(4) The department shall issue a license as an emergency

medical services instructor-coordinator only to an individual who

meets the requirements of subsection (2) for an emergency medical

services instructor-coordinator and at the time of application is

currently licensed as a medical first responder, emergency medical

technician, emergency medical technician specialist, or paramedic

and has at least 3 years' field experience with a licensed life

support agency as a medical first responder, emergency medical

technician, emergency medical technician specialist, or paramedic.

The department shall provide for the development and administration

of an examination for emergency medical services instructor-

coordinators. The license shall specify the level of instruction-

coordination the individual is licensed to provide. An emergency

medical services instructor-coordinator shall not instruct or

coordinate emergency medical training courses at a level that

exceeds his or her designated level of licensure and for which he

or she does not have at least 3 years' field experience at that

level of licensure.

(5) Except as otherwise provided by in section 20952, a

license under this section is effective for 3 years from the date

of issuance unless revoked or suspended by the department.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in ~~subsection (7),~~ this

section, an applicant for licensure under this section shall pay

the following triennial licensure fees:

(a) Medical first responder - no fee.

(b) Emergency medical technician - $40.00.

(d) Paramedic - $80.00.

(e) Emergency medical services instructor-coordinator -

$100.00.

(7) If a life support agency certifies to the department that

an applicant for licensure under this section will act as a

volunteer and if the life support agency does not charge for its

services, the department shall not require the applicant to pay the

fee required under subsection (6). If the applicant ceases to meet

the definition of a volunteer under this part at any time during

the effective period of his or her license and is employed as a

licensee under this part, the applicant shall at that time pay the

fee required under subsection (6).

(8) The department shall waive the fee required under

subsection (6) for the initial license if the applicant for initial

licensure was separated from service with an honorable character of

service or under honorable conditions (general) character of

service in the armed forces. The applicant shall provide a form

DD214, DD215, or any other form that is satisfactory to the

department to be eligible for the waiver of the fee under this

subsection.

(9) As used in this section, "armed forces" means that term as

defined in section 2 of the veteran right to employment services

act, 1994 PA 39, MCL 35.1092.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect upon the

expiration of 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.