SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1114        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1207

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adam G. Hinds

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to volunteer ambulance service.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/3/2017

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

1/25/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/25/2017

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

2/2/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1114        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1207

By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1207) of Adam G. Hinds, Paul W. Mark, William Smitty Pignatelli, Jason M. Lewis and others for legislation relative to volunteer ambulance service.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to volunteer ambulance service.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 111c of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting the following section:-

Section 26.  When a class I, II or V ambulance operated by a volunteer ambulance service provider transports a patient receiving care at the non-paramedic level of basic life support, the ambulance shall be staffed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department, with at least 1 emergency medical technician who is certified at minimum at the EMT-Basic level, and 1 EMS first responder; provided, however, that the service staffing a class I, II or V ambulance may staff the ambulance with more than 1 emergency medical technician.

SECTION 2:  The department shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this section.