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                                           ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1543

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                                                           AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

                                                                            C 111 L 88

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 completed a program of ongoing training and evaluation, approved in rule by the county medical program director and the secretary;

          (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

          (6) Certify emergency medical program directors.

                                                                                                                           Passed the House March 5, 1988.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                      Passed the Senate February 29, 1988.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.