Addressing ambulance personnel requirements.
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HB 1588 — Addressing ambulance personnel requirements.
Last action — Referred to Health Care & Wellness.
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4Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
20 added · 25 removedPlain-language change summary
The amended version of House Bill 1588 simplifies the requirements for ambulance drivers in rural areas that do not provide advanced life support. Now, drivers can operate an ambulance without prior medical training, as long as they are at least 18 years old, pass a background check, have a valid driver's license, and are accompanied by a qualified emergency medical technician during patient transport. This change is significant as it allows for more flexibility in staffing and could improve emergency response times in areas facing personnel shortages.
H-1344.1H-0783.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1588 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Bronoske and Reed)Reed READRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/17/23.01/25/23.
Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
and amending RCW 18.73.150;18.73.150.
and providing an effective date.
1 SHBHB 1588 (2)(a)(2) TheWith driverapproval offrom the department, an ambulance providingservice that does not provide advanced life supportsupport, mustestablished beby volunteer or municipal corporations, or by an association made up entirely of two or more municipalities, in a rural area with insufficient personnel may use a driver without any medical or first aid training so long as the driver is at least ((eighteen)) 18 years old, successfully passes a background check issued or approved by the department, possesses a valid driver's license with no restrictions, is accompanied by a nondriving emergency medical technician.technician while operating the ambulance during a response or transport of a patient, and only provides medical care to patients to the level that they are trained.
(b) With approval from the department, an ambulance service established by volunteer or municipal corporations, or by an association made up entirely of two or more municipalities, in a rural area with insufficient personnel may use a driver without any medical or first aid training for an ambulance that is not providing advanced life support so long as the driver is at least ((eighteen)) 18 years old, successfully passes a background check issued or approved by the department, possesses a valid driver's license with no restrictions, is accompanied by a nondriving emergency medical technician while operating the ambulance during a response or transport of a patient, and only provides medical care to patients to the level that they are trained.
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Section 1 of this act takes effect July 1, 2024.
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Action History
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Referred to Health Care & Wellness.
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Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
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By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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Minority; without recommendation.
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HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
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Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
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Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
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Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
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First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
Sponsors
- Julia Reed · Cosponsor
- Dan Bronoske · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Dan Bronoske Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Julia Reed Democrat
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 1588?
- HB 1588 is sponsored by Julia Reed (Democrat) and Dan Bronoske (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 1588?
- This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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