HB 7201 — AN ACT CONCERNING A SUPPLEMENTAL PARAMEDIC.

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AN ACT CONCERNING A SUPPLEMENTAL PARAMEDIC.

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5267201 (c) The commissioner may suspend or revoke the holder's certificate of authorization for a supplemental paramedic if the holder does not maintain the minimum standards of the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and liability insurance pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section or violates any provision of chapter 368d of the general statutes.

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526 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill, which makes procedural changes allowing the University of Connecticut's emergency medical services organization to apply for a supplemental paramedic certificate of authorization, results in no fiscal impact.

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526 OLR Bill Analysis HB 7201 AN ACT CONCERNING A SUPPLEMENTAL PARAMEDIC.

SUMMARY This bill allows UConn’s emergency medical services (EMS) organization (i.e.

the Storrs campus fire department) to apply to the Department of Public Health (DPH) commissioner for a certificate of authorization as a supplemental paramedic in a similar way as existing law allows for supplemental first responders (see BACKGROUND).

The bill defines “supplemental paramedic” as an EMS organization that holds a certificate of authorization from DPH and responds to the victim of a sudden illness or injury when available and called upon.

This certificate will allow UConn Fire Department paramedics to respond to emergency calls covered by another primary service area responder (PSAR).By law,aPSAR isa specific geographicarea to which DPHassignsa designatedEMS provider for eachcategory ofemergency medical response services (CGS § 19a-175).

(Currently, UConn Fire Department is not the PSAR for paramedic services on the Storrs campus.) The bill also specifies which first responders control and direct emergency activities while at the scene of an emergency medical call.

Specifically, if any combination of a PSAR, supplemental paramedic, and supplemental first responder is at the scene at the same time, the PSAR must control and direct emergency activities.

If a PSAR is not present, the supplemental paramedic must do so.

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