California Assembly Bill AB1245 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1245AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 26, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Williams FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to add Section 1797.119 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1245, as amended, Williams. Emergency medical services. Existing law establishes the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, which governs local emergency medical service systems. The act establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA), which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state agencies concerning emergency medical services. Existing law requires all ocean, public beach, and public swimming pool lifeguards and all firefighters in this state, except those whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative, to be trained to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This training is required to meet standards prescribed by the EMSA. This bill would require the EMSA, if it proposes to adopt or adopts a regulation for the state approval of an emergency medical responder course that is a condition for being an employee or volunteer in a public safety capacity to  render first aid   function as an emergency medical responder  in an emergency setting without an EMT-I, EMT-II, or  EMT-P certificate   Advanced EMT certification, or an EMT-P license  , to  also require   include  the submission of  fingerprint images   a live scan application  and related information to the  EMSA   Departmen   t of Justice  for a specified criminal background search. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1797.119 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 1797.119. If the authority proposes to adopt or adopts a regulation for the state approval of an emergency medical responder  (EMR)  course that meets or exceeds the United States Department of  Transportation's First Responder: National Standard Curriculum,   Transportation's Emergency Medical Responder: Instructional Guidelines,  and completion of this course is a condition for  becoming an employee or volunteer     appointment to a position serving  in a public safety capacity to  render first aid in an emergency setting without an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P certificate, the authority shall also require as a condition the provision of fingerprint images and related information to the authority. The authority shall then submit the images and related information to the Department of Justice pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 1797.117 for a state and federal level criminal offender record information search, including subsequent arrest information.   function as an EMR in an emergency setting without an EMT-I, EMT-II, or Advanced EMT certification, or an EMT-P license, prior to that appointment, the appointing agency shall do all of the following for any appointee:   (a) Submit a completed request for "Live Scan Applicant Submission Form BC11 8016," to the Department of Justice for a state and federal criminal offender record information (CORI) search in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The CORI request shall include a subsequent arrest notification report in accordance with Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code.   (b) Verify completion of the EMR course of instruction as approved by the authority.   (c) Verify that the EMR is not precluded from appointment because of any of the reasons listed in subdivision (c) of Section 1798.200, and that nothing in the CORI search precludes the individual from performing the duties of an EMR.