Amended IN Assembly April 12, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1776Introduced by Assembly Member Steinorth(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Friedman)(Principal coauthor: Senator Glazer)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Acosta Acosta and Flora)January 04, 2018 An act to add and repeal Section 1797.10 to of the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1776, as amended, Steinorth. Emergency medical transportation: transport of police dogs. The County of San Bernardino pilot project: Emergency medical transport of police dogs: pilot project.Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, among other things, to establish training standards for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) at various levels, including EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P. Existing law makes a firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse who renders emergency medical services at the scene of an emergency or during an emergency air or ground ambulance transport only liable in civil damages for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or omissions not performed in good faith. Existing law exempts the public agency employer of the firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse from civil liability if the employee is not liable. Existing law requires each county that develops an emergency medical services program to designate a local emergency medical services agency to have primary responsibility for administration of emergency medical services in the county.This bill would authorize an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P to transport a police dog, as defined, injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog. The bill would also exempt an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P who provides emergency medical transportation for a police dog, or the EMTs employer, from liability for civil damages resulting from an act or omission relating to the transport of the police dog, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or is performed in bad faith. the County of San Bernardino to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog, as defined, injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog, as specified. The bill would repeal this authority on January 1, 2022.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of San Bernardino.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1797.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1797.10. (a) The County of San Bernardino is authorized to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project, commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.(b) For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of police dogs in the County of San Bernardino.SECTION 1.Section 1797.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1797.10.(a)An EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P may provide emergency medical transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.(b)An EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P who provides emergency medical transportation for a police dog pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission relating to the transport of the police dog, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or is performed in bad faith. The entity employing the EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P that provided emergency medical transportation to a police dog pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be liable for civil damages if the employee is not liable.(c)For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.
Amended IN Assembly April 12, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1776Introduced by Assembly Member Steinorth(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Friedman)(Principal coauthor: Senator Glazer)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Acosta Acosta and Flora)January 04, 2018 An act to add and repeal Section 1797.10 to of the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1776, as amended, Steinorth. Emergency medical transportation: transport of police dogs. The County of San Bernardino pilot project: Emergency medical transport of police dogs: pilot project.Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, among other things, to establish training standards for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) at various levels, including EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P. Existing law makes a firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse who renders emergency medical services at the scene of an emergency or during an emergency air or ground ambulance transport only liable in civil damages for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or omissions not performed in good faith. Existing law exempts the public agency employer of the firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse from civil liability if the employee is not liable. Existing law requires each county that develops an emergency medical services program to designate a local emergency medical services agency to have primary responsibility for administration of emergency medical services in the county.This bill would authorize an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P to transport a police dog, as defined, injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog. The bill would also exempt an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P who provides emergency medical transportation for a police dog, or the EMTs employer, from liability for civil damages resulting from an act or omission relating to the transport of the police dog, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or is performed in bad faith. the County of San Bernardino to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog, as defined, injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog, as specified. The bill would repeal this authority on January 1, 2022.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of San Bernardino.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 12, 2018
Amended IN Assembly April 12, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1776
Introduced by Assembly Member Steinorth(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Friedman)(Principal coauthor: Senator Glazer)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Acosta Acosta and Flora)January 04, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Steinorth(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Friedman)(Principal coauthor: Senator Glazer)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Acosta Acosta and Flora)
January 04, 2018
An act to add and repeal Section 1797.10 to of the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1776, as amended, Steinorth. Emergency medical transportation: transport of police dogs. The County of San Bernardino pilot project: Emergency medical transport of police dogs: pilot project.
Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, among other things, to establish training standards for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) at various levels, including EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P. Existing law makes a firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse who renders emergency medical services at the scene of an emergency or during an emergency air or ground ambulance transport only liable in civil damages for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or omissions not performed in good faith. Existing law exempts the public agency employer of the firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse from civil liability if the employee is not liable. Existing law requires each county that develops an emergency medical services program to designate a local emergency medical services agency to have primary responsibility for administration of emergency medical services in the county.This bill would authorize an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P to transport a police dog, as defined, injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog. The bill would also exempt an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P who provides emergency medical transportation for a police dog, or the EMTs employer, from liability for civil damages resulting from an act or omission relating to the transport of the police dog, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or is performed in bad faith. the County of San Bernardino to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog, as defined, injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog, as specified. The bill would repeal this authority on January 1, 2022.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of San Bernardino.
Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, among other things, to establish training standards for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) at various levels, including EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P. Existing law makes a firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse who renders emergency medical services at the scene of an emergency or during an emergency air or ground ambulance transport only liable in civil damages for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or omissions not performed in good faith. Existing law exempts the public agency employer of the firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse from civil liability if the employee is not liable. Existing law requires each county that develops an emergency medical services program to designate a local emergency medical services agency to have primary responsibility for administration of emergency medical services in the county.
This bill would authorize an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P to transport a police dog, as defined, injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog. The bill would also exempt an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P who provides emergency medical transportation for a police dog, or the EMTs employer, from liability for civil damages resulting from an act or omission relating to the transport of the police dog, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or is performed in bad faith. the County of San Bernardino to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog, as defined, injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog, as specified. The bill would repeal this authority on January 1, 2022.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of San Bernardino.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1797.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1797.10. (a) The County of San Bernardino is authorized to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project, commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.(b) For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of police dogs in the County of San Bernardino.SECTION 1.Section 1797.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1797.10.(a)An EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P may provide emergency medical transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.(b)An EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P who provides emergency medical transportation for a police dog pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission relating to the transport of the police dog, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or is performed in bad faith. The entity employing the EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P that provided emergency medical transportation to a police dog pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be liable for civil damages if the employee is not liable.(c)For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1797.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1797.10. (a) The County of San Bernardino is authorized to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project, commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.(b) For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed.
SECTION 1. Section 1797.10 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
1797.10. (a) The County of San Bernardino is authorized to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project, commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.(b) For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed.
1797.10. (a) The County of San Bernardino is authorized to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project, commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.(b) For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed.
1797.10. (a) The County of San Bernardino is authorized to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project, commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.(b) For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed.
1797.10. (a) The County of San Bernardino is authorized to work with its local emergency medical services agency to conduct a pilot project, commencing January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician to provide emergency transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.
(b) For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of police dogs in the County of San Bernardino.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of police dogs in the County of San Bernardino.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique needs of police dogs in the County of San Bernardino.
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(a)An EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P may provide emergency medical transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility that is capable of providing veterinary medical services to the injured police dog if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.
(b)An EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P who provides emergency medical transportation for a police dog pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission relating to the transport of the police dog, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or is performed in bad faith. The entity employing the EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P that provided emergency medical transportation to a police dog pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be liable for civil damages if the employee is not liable.
(c)For purposes of this section, police dog means a dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties and includes, but is not limited to, a search and rescue dog, passive alert dog, and service dog.