An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3132 By: Kendrix of the House
and
Weaver of the Senate
An Act relating to public health; amending 63 O.S.
2021, Section 1-2504, which relates to emergency
medical personnel; providing excep tion; allowing
municipalities, public ambulance service districts,
and emergency medical service districts to enter
agreements with first responder agencies for certain
purposes; requiring agreements to include certain
provisions; providing for codificatio n; and providing
an effective date.
SUBJECT: Public health
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -2504, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-2504. A. Any hospital or health care facility
operating within the state may utilize emergency medical technician,
intermediate emergency medical technician, advanced emergency
medical technician or paramedic, community paramedic or critical
care paramedic personne l for the delivery of emergency medical
patient care within the hospital or health care facility. All
Except as authorized in Section 2 of this act, all licensed
ambulance services shall use emergency medical technician,
intermediate emergency medical tec hnician, advanced emer gency
medical technician or paramed ic personnel for on-scene patient care
and stabilization and the delivery of prehospital and en route
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B. Any hospital or health care facili ty operating within the
state may utilize community param edic personnel for the delivery of
community paramedic services for patients who come to the hospital
or health care facility who reside in this state.
C. While participating in an emergency medical technician,
intermediate emergency medical technician, a dvanced emergency
medical technician, community paramedic or paramedic training course
approved by the State Department of Health, the student shall be
allowed to perform in the hospital, clinic or p rehospital setting,
while under the direct supervision of a physician, registered nurse,
or licensed emergency medical personnel who are licensed at a level
equal to or above the level of training of the student, or other
allied health preceptor, any of th e skills determined to be
appropriate for the training le vel of the student by the Departmen t.
D. The student shall be allowed to perform any of the skills
determined to be appropriate by the Department for the training
level of the student while performi ng community paramedic services
under the direct supervis ion of a physician, registered nurs e or
emergency medical personnel who are licensed at a level equal to or
above the level of training of the student, or other allied health
preceptor.
E. A registered nurse or licensed practical nur se may be used
in the back of an ambulance during an inte rhospital transfer to
supplement the skills of licensed emergency medical personnel. A
registered nurse or licensed practical nurse functioning in this
fashion must be following written orders of a physician or be in
direct radio or telephone contact with a physician.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-2516.1 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplication in numberi ng, reads as follows:
A. The governing body of any municipality, public ambulance
service district organized pursuant to Sections 1201 through 1221 of
Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes , or emergency medical service
district organized pursuant to S ection 9C of Article X of the
Oklahoma Constitution may elect to enter into agreements with local
first responder agencies, whether governmental or nonprofit , for the
purpose of acquiring assistance with emergency medical respons e.
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B. All agreements entered into pursuant to subsection A of this
section shall, at a minimum:
1. Determine the required training necessary in order for first
responders to participate under the agreement;
2. Establish a system for identifying which fi rst responders
are eligible to part icipate under the agre ement;
3. Establish a process for verifying the training credentials
of participating first responders;
4. Establish the level of emergency medical care to be provided
by the participating first re sponders;
5. Determine which party to the agreement shal l provide
compensation, if any, and insurance coverage for participating first
responders;
6. Establish a process for ensuring that participating first
responders are familiar and compliant with app licable operating
procedures and standards of care; and
7. Establish the procedures by whic h participating first
responders shall be notified that their assistance is requ ired.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 15th day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 20th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________