ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session
	House: MAPS DP 13-0-0-2 | 3^rd Read DP 31-28-1-0 Senate: MAPS DP 6-0-1-0 | 3^rd Read DP 30-0-0-0

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HB 2589: emergency medical technicians; military reciprocity

Sponsor: Representative Payne, LD 27

Transmitted to Governor

Overview

Grants reciprocity, and certification to be an emergency medical care technician (EMCT), to a person who received comparable EMCT training while in the military.

History

An EMCT means an individual who has been certified by the Department of Health Services (DHS) as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), an advanced emergency EMT, an EMT I-99 or a paramedic (A.R.S. § 36-2201).  

EMCTs in Arizona may receive certification either by completing statewide standardized training and certification under the aegis of DHS, or by holding valid certification with a national certification organization (A.R.S. § 36-2202).

Provisions

1. Adds that those who have completed training and testing by the US Armed Forces, at a level comparable to the national standards for EMCTs, are to be certified as qualified EMCTs. (Sec. 1, 2)

2. Exempts DHS from rulemaking requirements for the purposes of this act. (Sec. 3)

3. Contains an effective date clause to conform with an existing statutory enactment date. (Sec. 4)

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