Bill > S2294

This bill amends existing Massachusetts General Laws concerning volunteer ambulance services by updating staffing requirements for different levels of patient care. Specifically, it clarifies that when an ambulance (classified as Class I, II, or V) transports a patient requiring advanced life support at the paramedic level, it must have at least two emergency medical technicians (EMTs), with only one necessarily being a certified EMT-Paramedic, though more can be staffed. For patients receiving basic life support, volunteer ambulance services in smaller municipalities (those with 3,000 residents or fewer, or a population density of 500 residents per square mile or less) will be required to staff ambulances with at least one EMT certified at the basic level and one EMS first responder, though they can staff more than one EMT. The bill also mandates that the relevant department will create the necessary rules and regulations to put these changes into effect.