Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-591-R1

Redraft EHS 591

Special Commission to Broaden Availability of Naloxone

Mr. Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following sections:-

"SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any emergency medical technician, as defined by section 1 of chapter 111C of the General Laws, who has been (i) awarded a paramedic certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, (ii) awarded an EMT-Paramedic certificate as administered by the department of public health, and has (iii) completed no less than 9,000 hours of paramedic work for any licensed ambulance service in the commonwealth after receiving said certificates, shall not be required to graduate from a Board of Registration in Nursing approved nursing program in the commonwealth to participate in the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX).

SECTION XX. Any emergency medical technician shall be required to provide specific documentation for Good Moral Character (GMC) evaluation as defined in sections 74, 74A, and 76 of chapter 112 of the General Laws to be licensed as a registered nurse in the commonwealth.

SECTION XX. The department shall implement said changes within one year of the passage of this act."