Bill > HB830

This bill amends Missouri state law to clarify the status of licensed emergency medical service (EMS) professionals and their quality improvement activities. Specifically, the bill ensures that individuals licensed under Missouri's EMS regulations (sections 190.001 to 190.245) are legally considered health care professionals, and that their quality improvement or quality assurance activities are treated as peer review committee activities under section 537.035. This is significant because peer review committee activities typically receive certain legal protections, such as confidentiality and limitations on using the review process as evidence in legal proceedings. By explicitly defining EMS professionals and their quality improvement work in this way, the bill provides additional legal clarity and potentially additional protections for EMS workers when they engage in professional self-evaluation and improvement processes.

Government Affairs, Labor and Employment

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB830&year=2025&code=R