Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 820Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 15, 2017 An act to add Section 1797.119 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 820, as amended, Gipson. Community paramedicine program. Emergency Medical Services Authority: task force: transportation alternatives.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.This bill would authorize the authority to establish a task force, as provided, to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. The bill would require the report to be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a community paramedicine program in California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe 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. (a) The authority may establish a task force to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. (b) If the authority establishes a task force, the task force shall include representatives from statewide trade associations that represent consumers, physicians, hospitals, law enforcement officers, and public and private first responders.(c) If the authority establishes a task force, the report shall be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a community paramedicine program in California.
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 820Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 15, 2017 An act to add Section 1797.119 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 820, as amended, Gipson. Community paramedicine program. Emergency Medical Services Authority: task force: transportation alternatives.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.This bill would authorize the authority to establish a task force, as provided, to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. The bill would require the report to be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a community paramedicine program in California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2017
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 820
Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 15, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson
February 15, 2017
An act to add Section 1797.119 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 820, as amended, Gipson. Community paramedicine program. Emergency Medical Services Authority: task force: transportation alternatives.
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.This bill would authorize the authority to establish a task force, as provided, to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. The bill would require the report to be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a community paramedicine program in California.
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.
This bill would authorize the authority to establish a task force, as provided, to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. The bill would require the report to be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.
This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a community paramedicine program in California.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
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. (a) The authority may establish a task force to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. (b) If the authority establishes a task force, the task force shall include representatives from statewide trade associations that represent consumers, physicians, hospitals, law enforcement officers, and public and private first responders.(c) If the authority establishes a task force, the report shall be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a community paramedicine program in California.
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 1797.119 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1797.119. (a) The authority may establish a task force to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. (b) If the authority establishes a task force, the task force shall include representatives from statewide trade associations that represent consumers, physicians, hospitals, law enforcement officers, and public and private first responders.(c) If the authority establishes a task force, the report shall be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.
SECTION 1. Section 1797.119 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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1797.119. (a) The authority may establish a task force to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. (b) If the authority establishes a task force, the task force shall include representatives from statewide trade associations that represent consumers, physicians, hospitals, law enforcement officers, and public and private first responders.(c) If the authority establishes a task force, the report shall be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.
1797.119. (a) The authority may establish a task force to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. (b) If the authority establishes a task force, the task force shall include representatives from statewide trade associations that represent consumers, physicians, hospitals, law enforcement officers, and public and private first responders.(c) If the authority establishes a task force, the report shall be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.
1797.119. (a) The authority may establish a task force to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder. (b) If the authority establishes a task force, the task force shall include representatives from statewide trade associations that represent consumers, physicians, hospitals, law enforcement officers, and public and private first responders.(c) If the authority establishes a task force, the report shall be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.
1797.119. (a) The authority may establish a task force to develop a report evaluating alternative destinations to a general acute care hospital for first responders to transport a patient who may be a danger to himself, herself, or others or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder.
(b) If the authority establishes a task force, the task force shall include representatives from statewide trade associations that represent consumers, physicians, hospitals, law enforcement officers, and public and private first responders.
(c) If the authority establishes a task force, the report shall be published on the authoritys Internet Web site.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a community paramedicine program in California.