California Assembly Bill AB1245 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1245AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 5, 2011 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   authorize  the EMSA  , if it proposes to adopt or adopts a regulation   to adopt regulations  for the state approval of  standards for  an emergency medical responder  course that is a condition for being an employee or volunteer in a public safety capacity to function as an emergency medical responder in an emergency setting without an EMT-I, EMT-II, or Advanced EMT certification, or an EMT-P license, to include the submission of a live scan application and related information to the Department of Justice for a specified criminal background search   course, as provided  . 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. The authority may adopt regulations for the state approval of standards for an emergency medical responder (EMR) training course that meets or exceeds the United States Department of Transportation's Emergency Medical Responder: Instructional Guidelines. This section does not authorize an EMR independent scope of practice, license, or certification, nor does it authorize a new category of emergency medical services personnel.   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 Emergency Medical Responder: Instructional Guidelines, and completion of this course is a condition for appointment to a position serving in a public safety capacity to 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.