Bill > HB2437

This bill enacts the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (EMS Compact), which establishes a framework for states to recognize EMS (Emergency Medical Services) personnel licenses issued by other member states, thereby allowing EMS professionals like EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians) and paramedics to practice across state lines more easily. The compact aims to improve public access to EMS personnel, enhance public safety, and facilitate cooperation among states in licensing and regulating EMS professionals. It also includes provisions for licensing military members and their spouses, establishes an Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice to oversee the compact, and creates a coordinated database for licensure and adverse action information. Additionally, the bill requires individuals applying for initial certification as an EMT under the EMS Compact to possess a valid fingerprint clearance card, and it clarifies that the department can share information in compliance with the EMS Compact, even if that information would otherwise be confidential.