CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2961Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnellFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 1797.225 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2961, as introduced, ODonnell. Emergency medical services.Existing law requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority to develop a statewide standard methodology for the calculation and reporting of ambulance patient offload time, as defined, by a local emergency medical services (EMS) agency. Existing law authorizes a local EMS agency to adopt policies and procedures to calculate and report ambulance patient offload time.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.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 1797.225 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1797.225. (a) A local EMS agency may adopt policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.120.(b) A local EMS agency that adopts policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all both of the following:(1) Use the statewide standard methodology for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time developed by the authority pursuant to Section 1797.120.(2) Establish criteria for the reporting of, and quality assurance followup for, a nonstandard patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (c).(c) (1) For the purposes of this section, a nonstandard patient offload time means that the ambulance patient offload time for a patient exceeds a the period of time designated in the criteria established by the local EMS agency pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).(2) Nonstandard patient offload time does not include instances in which the ambulance patient offload time exceeds the period set by the local EMS agency due to acts of God, natural disasters, or manmade disasters.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2961Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnellFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 1797.225 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2961, as introduced, ODonnell. Emergency medical services.Existing law requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority to develop a statewide standard methodology for the calculation and reporting of ambulance patient offload time, as defined, by a local emergency medical services (EMS) agency. Existing law authorizes a local EMS agency to adopt policies and procedures to calculate and report ambulance patient offload time.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2961
Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnellFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnell
February 16, 2018
An act to amend Section 1797.225 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2961, as introduced, ODonnell. Emergency medical services.
Existing law requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority to develop a statewide standard methodology for the calculation and reporting of ambulance patient offload time, as defined, by a local emergency medical services (EMS) agency. Existing law authorizes a local EMS agency to adopt policies and procedures to calculate and report ambulance patient offload time.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority to develop a statewide standard methodology for the calculation and reporting of ambulance patient offload time, as defined, by a local emergency medical services (EMS) agency. Existing law authorizes a local EMS agency to adopt policies and procedures to calculate and report ambulance patient offload time.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1797.225 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1797.225. (a) A local EMS agency may adopt policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.120.(b) A local EMS agency that adopts policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all both of the following:(1) Use the statewide standard methodology for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time developed by the authority pursuant to Section 1797.120.(2) Establish criteria for the reporting of, and quality assurance followup for, a nonstandard patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (c).(c) (1) For the purposes of this section, a nonstandard patient offload time means that the ambulance patient offload time for a patient exceeds a the period of time designated in the criteria established by the local EMS agency pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).(2) Nonstandard patient offload time does not include instances in which the ambulance patient offload time exceeds the period set by the local EMS agency due to acts of God, natural disasters, or manmade disasters.
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 1797.225 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1797.225. (a) A local EMS agency may adopt policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.120.(b) A local EMS agency that adopts policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all both of the following:(1) Use the statewide standard methodology for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time developed by the authority pursuant to Section 1797.120.(2) Establish criteria for the reporting of, and quality assurance followup for, a nonstandard patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (c).(c) (1) For the purposes of this section, a nonstandard patient offload time means that the ambulance patient offload time for a patient exceeds a the period of time designated in the criteria established by the local EMS agency pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).(2) Nonstandard patient offload time does not include instances in which the ambulance patient offload time exceeds the period set by the local EMS agency due to acts of God, natural disasters, or manmade disasters.
SECTION 1. Section 1797.225 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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1797.225. (a) A local EMS agency may adopt policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.120.(b) A local EMS agency that adopts policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all both of the following:(1) Use the statewide standard methodology for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time developed by the authority pursuant to Section 1797.120.(2) Establish criteria for the reporting of, and quality assurance followup for, a nonstandard patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (c).(c) (1) For the purposes of this section, a nonstandard patient offload time means that the ambulance patient offload time for a patient exceeds a the period of time designated in the criteria established by the local EMS agency pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).(2) Nonstandard patient offload time does not include instances in which the ambulance patient offload time exceeds the period set by the local EMS agency due to acts of God, natural disasters, or manmade disasters.
1797.225. (a) A local EMS agency may adopt policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.120.(b) A local EMS agency that adopts policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all both of the following:(1) Use the statewide standard methodology for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time developed by the authority pursuant to Section 1797.120.(2) Establish criteria for the reporting of, and quality assurance followup for, a nonstandard patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (c).(c) (1) For the purposes of this section, a nonstandard patient offload time means that the ambulance patient offload time for a patient exceeds a the period of time designated in the criteria established by the local EMS agency pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).(2) Nonstandard patient offload time does not include instances in which the ambulance patient offload time exceeds the period set by the local EMS agency due to acts of God, natural disasters, or manmade disasters.
1797.225. (a) A local EMS agency may adopt policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.120.(b) A local EMS agency that adopts policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all both of the following:(1) Use the statewide standard methodology for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time developed by the authority pursuant to Section 1797.120.(2) Establish criteria for the reporting of, and quality assurance followup for, a nonstandard patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (c).(c) (1) For the purposes of this section, a nonstandard patient offload time means that the ambulance patient offload time for a patient exceeds a the period of time designated in the criteria established by the local EMS agency pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).(2) Nonstandard patient offload time does not include instances in which the ambulance patient offload time exceeds the period set by the local EMS agency due to acts of God, natural disasters, or manmade disasters.
1797.225. (a) A local EMS agency may adopt policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.120.
(b) A local EMS agency that adopts policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do all both of the following:
(1) Use the statewide standard methodology for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time developed by the authority pursuant to Section 1797.120.
(2) Establish criteria for the reporting of, and quality assurance followup for, a nonstandard patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (c).
(c) (1) For the purposes of this section, a nonstandard patient offload time means that the ambulance patient offload time for a patient exceeds a the period of time designated in the criteria established by the local EMS agency pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).
(2) Nonstandard patient offload time does not include instances in which the ambulance patient offload time exceeds the period set by the local EMS agency due to acts of God, natural disasters, or manmade disasters.