HB 2127 -
By Committee on Health Care
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 RCW 18.71.212 and 1990 c 269 s 19 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The secretary of the department of health, in conjunction with
the state emergency medical services and trauma care committee, shall
evaluate, certify and terminate certification of medical program
directors, and prescribe minimum standards defining duties and
responsibilities and performance of duties and responsibilities.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section establishes the
authority for a medical program director to independently impose
restrictions on the certification of a certified physician's trained
emergency medical service intermediate life support technician and
paramedic, emergency medical technician, or first responder if the
department of health has not imposed any restrictions on the
individual's certification pursuant to an action taken under chapter
18.130 RCW."
HB 2127 -
By Committee on Health Care
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "directors;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 18.71.212."
EFFECT: Removes reference to employment status with respect to a medical program director's authority to impose restrictions.