RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 152 (SB 284) 2018 Regular Session Luneau
Prior law, relative to protocols for licensed emergency medical services practitioners,
provided that in the event that there is no organized or functional local parish medical society
in a parish, prior law required the approval of an emergency medical service protocol be
performed by a parish or multiparish medical society which is adjacent or contiguous to the
parish. Further, in the absence of such adjacent or contiguous parish or multiparish medical
society, the district medical society shall approve an emergency medical service protocol for
the parish. Provided that in the event the district medical society does not approve an
emergency medical service protocol for the parish, the disaster and emergency medical
services committee of the La. State Medical Society shall approve an emergency medical
service protocol for the parish.
Prior law required the Department of Health promulgate rules and regulations establishing
basic guidelines for statewide emergency medical service protocols based on the
recommendations of the La. State Medical Society's disaster and emergency medical services
committee, which serves as an advisory committee to the department for this purpose.
New law removes references to the La. State Medical Society's disaster and emergency
medical services committee.
Effective upon signature of the governor (May 15, 2018).
(Amends R.S. 40:1133.14(E) and (F))