Bill > S1434

This bill aims to modernize emergency medical services (EMS) oversight in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring regional EMS councils to develop and submit annual plans that include guidelines for communication between the councils and the Department of Public Health. 2. Replacing references to an "EMS board" with an "EMS executive council" to oversee the EMS system. 3. Establishing an EMS Executive Council within the Department of Public Health to coordinate EMS efforts, advise on system development, and review regional EMS plans. 4. Requiring the Department of Public Health to make information about the complaint resolution process and materials for filing complaints against EMS personnel available on its website. 5. Directing the Department of Public Health to study and recommend potential funding sources to support the Office of Emergency Medical Services, regional councils, and central medical emergency direction centers. 6. Creating an EMS Peer Licensure Advisory Committee to advise the Department on the complaint resolution and disciplinary process for EMS personnel.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1434