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HOUSE BILL NO. 1543
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State of Washington 50th Legislature 1988 Regular Session
By Representatives Cantwell, Brooks, Day, Vekich, D. Sommers, Braddock, Bristow, Lux, P. King, Sprenkle, Meyers and Lewis
Read first time 1/20/88 and referred to Committee on Health Care.
AN ACT Relating to emergency medical technicians; and amending RCW 18.73.081.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 7, chapter 214, Laws of 1987 and RCW 18.73.081 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition to other duties prescribed by law, the secretary shall:
(1) Prescribe minimum requirements for:
(a) Ambulance, air ambulance, and aid vehicles and equipment;
(b) Ambulance and aid services; and
(c) Emergency medical communication systems;
(2) Prescribe minimum standards for first responder and emergency medical technician training including:
(a) Adoption of curriculum and period of certification;
(b) Procedures for certification, recertification, decertification, or modification of certificates: PROVIDED, That there shall be no practical examination for recertification if the applicant received a passing grade on the state written examination and all continuing education requirements have been met;
(c) Procedures for reciprocity with other states or national certifying agencies;
(d) Review and approval or disapproval of training programs; and
(e) Adoption of standards for numbers and qualifications of instructional personnel required for first responder and emergency medical technician training programs;
(3) Prescribe minimum standards for evaluating the effectiveness of emergency medical systems in the state;
(4) Adopt a format for submission of regional plans;
(5) Prescribe minimum requirements for liability insurance to be carried by licensed services except that this requirement shall not apply to public bodies; and