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                                                      HOUSE BILL 1541

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives Orr, Flemming, King, Dellwo and Mielke

Read first time 02/01/93.  Referred to Committee on Health Care.

Requiring continuing emergency medical technician training instead of recertification.

          AN ACT Relating to emergency medical services; and amending RCW 18.73.081.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  RCW 18.73.081 and 1990 c 269 s 24 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) Minimum emergency communication equipment;

          (2) Adopt procedures for services that fail to perform in accordance with minimum requirements;

          (3) Prescribe minimum standards for first responder and emergency medical technician training including:

          (a) Adoption of curriculum ((and period of)) for 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 completed a program of ongoing training and evaluation, approved in rule by the county medical program director and the secretary));

          (c) Requirements for continuing emergency medical technician training as a condition of maintaining certification;

(d) Procedures for reciprocity with other states or national certifying agencies;

          (((d))) (e) Review and approval or disapproval of training programs; and

          (((e))) (f) Adoption of standards for numbers and qualifications of instructional personnel required for first responder and emergency medical technician training programs;

          (4) Prescribe minimum requirements for liability insurance to be carried by licensed services except that this requirement shall not apply to public bodies; and

          (5) Certify emergency medical program directors.

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