SB70,,719271922. Review and make recommendations to the department on applications submitted under the grant program.
SB70,,719371933. Perform other duties specified by the department.
SB70,,71947194(b) Each member of the council shall disclose in a written statement any financial interest in any organization that the council recommends to receive a grant under the grant program. The council shall include the written statements with its recommendations to the department on grant applications.
SB70,26257195Section 2625. 256.08 (4) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,,71967196256.08 (4) (L) Identify certified training programs for emergency medical responders.
SB70,26267197Section 2626. 256.08 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,,71987198256.08 (5) Educational standards. The department, in consultation with the board, may promulgate rules to establish educational standards for training programs for emergency medical responders and minimum examination standards for training programs for emergency medical responders.
SB70,26277199Section 2627. 256.15 (4) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,,72007200256.15 (4) (g) No emergency medical responder may replace an emergency medical technician as a member of an ambulance crew unless the emergency medical responder has passed the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians examination for emergency medical responders.
SB70,26287201Section 2628. 256.15 (8) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,,72027202256.15 (8) (b) (intro.) To be eligible for initial certification as an emergency medical responder, except as provided in pars. (bg) and (br) and ss. 256.17 and 256.18, an individual shall meet all of the following requirements:
SB70,26297203Section 2629. 256.15 (8) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,,72047204256.15 (8) (bg) The department shall grant an initial certification as an emergency medical responder to any individual who meets the requirements under par. (b) 1. and 2. and successfully completes a certified training program for emergency medical responders identified by the department under s. 256.08 (4) (L). Any relevant education, training, instruction, or other experience that an applicant for initial certification as an emergency medical responder obtained in connection with any military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g), satisfies the completion of a certified training program for emergency medical responders if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the education, training, instruction, or other experience obtained by the applicant is substantially equivalent to the certified training program for emergency medical responders.
SB70,26307205Section 2630. 256.15 (8) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,,72067206256.15 (8) (br) The department shall grant an initial certification as an emergency medical responder to any individual who meets the requirements under par. (b) 1. and 2. and passes the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians examination for emergency medical responder certification.
SB70,26317207Section 2631. 256.158 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,,72087208256.158 Epinephrine for ambulances. (1) In this section:
SB70,,72097209(a) “Ambulance service provider” means an ambulance service provider that is a public agency, volunteer fire department, or nonprofit corporation.
SB70,,72107210(b) “Draw-up epinephrine” means epinephrine that is administered intramuscularly using a needle and syringe and drawn up from a vial or ampule.
SB70,,72117211(c) “Draw-up epinephrine kit” means a single-use vial or ampule of draw-up epinephrine and a syringe for administration to a patient.
SB70,,72127212(d) “Epinephrine auto-injector” means a device for the automatic injection of epinephrine into the human body.
SB70,,72137213(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department shall reimburse ambulance service providers for a set of 2 epinephrine auto-injectors or a set of 2 draw-up epinephrine kits for each ambulance operating in the state. On an ongoing basis, the department shall, upon request from an ambulance service provider, reimburse the ambulance service provider for a replacement set of 2 epinephrine auto-injectors or a set of 2 draw-up epinephrine kits. The department shall allow the ambulance service provider to choose between epinephrine auto-injectors and draw-up epinephrine kits. The department may not reimburse an ambulance service provider for epinephrine unless each ambulance for which the ambulance service provider is reimbursed is staffed with an emergency medical services practitioner who is qualified to administer the provided epinephrine.
SB70,26327214Section 2632. 256.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,,72157215256.23 (5) In accordance with s. 20.940, the The department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services a request for any state plan amendment, waiver or other approval that is required to implement this section and s. 49.45 (3) (em). If federal approval is required, the department may not implement the collection of the fee under sub. (2) until it receives approval from the federal government to obtain federal matching funds.
SB70,26337216Section 2633. 256.23 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,,72177217256.23 (6) In each fiscal year, the secretary of administration shall transfer from the ambulance service provider trust fund under s. 25.776 to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (jw) an amount equal to the annual costs of administering the ambulance assessment as specified under this section and making supplemental reimbursements to ambulance service providers under s. 49.45 (3) (em).
SB70,26347218Section 2634. 256.35 (3s) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,,72197219256.35 (3s) (a) 2m. “Emergency services IP network provider” means an entity under contract with the department under par. (b) to create, operate, and maintain an emergency services IP network.
SB70,26357220Section 2635. 256.35 (3s) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read: