HOUSE BILL NO. 4345

March 13, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Garrett, LaGrand, Cynthia Johnson, Kennedy, Tyrone Carter, Garza, Lasinski, Neeley, Ellison, Stone, Vaupel, Liberati, Wittenberg, Gay-Dagnogo, Haadsma, Cambensy, Elder, Brann, Calley, Chirkun, Sneller, Hoadley and Rabhi and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

"Public health code,"

by amending section 20912 (MCL 333.20912), as amended by 2000 PA 375.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 20912. (1) The department shall perform all of the following with regard to educational programs and services:

(a) Review and approve education program sponsors, ongoing education program sponsors, and curricula for emergency medical services personnel. Programs and curricula for paramedics or medical first responders must include training in treating drug overdose patients that is equivalent to the training provided in the American Heart Association basic life support course for health care providers. Approved education programs and refresher programs shall must be coordinated by a licensed emergency medical services instructor-coordinator commensurate with level of licensure. Approved programs conducted by ongoing education program sponsors shall must be coordinated by a licensed emergency medical services instructor-coordinator.

(b) Maintain a listing of approved education program sponsors and licensed emergency medical services instructor-coordinators.

(c) Develop and implement standards for all education program sponsors and ongoing education program sponsors based upon criteria recommended by the state emergency medical services coordination committee created in section 20915 and developed by the department.

(2) An education program sponsor that conducts education programs for paramedics and that receives accreditation from the joint review committee on educational programs for the EMT-paramedic or other organization approved by the department as having equivalent expertise and competency in the accreditation of paramedic education programs is considered approved by the department under subsection (1)(a) if the education program sponsor meets both of the following requirements:

(a) Submits an application to the department that includes verification of accreditation described in this subsection.

(b) Maintains accreditation as described in this subsection.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.