California Assembly Bill AB1129 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1129AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 23, 2015 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 4, 2015 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 6, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Burke FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to add Section 1797.225 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1129, as amended, Burke. Emergency medical services: data and information system. Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, governs local emergency medical services (EMS) systems. The act establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state agencies concerning emergency medical services. Existing law requires a local EMS agency to plan, implement, and evaluate an emergency medical services system, as specified, and authorizes the local EMS agency to develop and submit a plan to the authority for an emergency medical services system according to prescribed guidelines that address data collection and evaluation, among other things. This bill would require an emergency medical care provider to, when collecting and submitting data to a local EMS agency, use  a   an electronic health record  system that exports data in a format that is compatible with the California Emergency Medical Services Information System (CEMSIS) and the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) standards, includes those data elements required by the local EMS agency, and uses  a   an electronic health record  system that can be integrated with the local EMS agency' s  data  system, as specified. The bill would prohibit a local EMS agency from mandating that a provider use a  specified   specific electronic health record  system to collect and share data with the agency.  The bill would not modify or affect contract or agreement executed before January 1, 2016, between a local EMS agency and an emergency medical care provider.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1797.225 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 1797.225. (a) An emergency medical care provider shall do both of the following when collecting and submitting data to a local EMS agency: (1) Use  a   an electronic health record  system that exports data in a format that is compatible with the California Emergency Medical Services Information System (CEMSIS) and the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) standards and includes those data elements that are required by the local EMS agency. (2) Ensure that the  electronic health record  system can be integrated with the local EMS agency's  data  system, so that the local EMS agency may collect data from the provider. (b) A local EMS agency shall not mandate that a provider use a specific  electronic health record  system to collect and share data with the local EMS agency.  (c)     This provision shall not modify or affect an existing contract or agreement executed before January 1, 2016, between a local EMS agency and an emergency medical care provider.