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PA SB1189

PA SB1189
In emergency COVID-19 response, providing for reimbursement payment for certification as emergency medical services personnel and establishing the Emergency Medical Services Certification Program.


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Introduced
04/08/2022
In Committee
04/08/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled "An act relating to the finances of the State government; providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint Underwriting Association, for entertainment business financial management firms, for private dam financial assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth, authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every department, board, commission, and officer of the State government, every political subdivision of the State, and certain officers of such subdivisions, every person, association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the Commonwealth," in emergency COVID-19 response, providing for reimbursement payment for certification as emergency medical services personnel and establishing the Emergency Medical Services Certification Program.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Fiscal Code to establish the Emergency Medical Services Certification Program within the Department of Health. The program will provide reimbursement payments to individuals who successfully attain certifications as emergency medical responders, EMTs, advanced EMTs, or paramedics after the effective date of the bill. The bill allocates $3 million for the program, which will be available until the funds are exhausted. The Department is required to develop application procedures and guidelines for the program within 30 days of the bill's enactment.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (6)

Last Action

Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (on 04/08/2022)

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