AB 307 — Revises provisions governing emergency medical services at special events. (BDR 40-928)
Last action — (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.4, no further action allowed.)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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Bill Text
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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 24, 2017) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 6) (NOTR EQUESTED AFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
requiringrevising certainprovisions hostgoverning organizationsemergency formedical special events to obtain from the applicable local government an approval concerning the reserve transport services that are to be provided by the host organization at acertain special event;events;
requiring the host organization or certain special events to obtain a special event permit or approval in an order from the local governmental entity with jurisdiction where the special event is to be held;
requiring certain host organizations of special events of certain sizes to provide for emergency medical resources at the site of the special event;
authorizing a local governmental entity to require the host organization of a special event to pay reasonable fees for certain services provided by the local governmental entity;
Existing law requires a host organization of a special event to provide certain emergency medical services and a certain number of dedicated advanced life certain support ambulances at certain special events in this State.
(NRS 450B.690- 450B.700) Section 6 of this bill requires a host organization in a county whose populationspecial isevent 700,000permit orfrom morethe (currentlylocal Clarkgovernmental County)entity towith obtainjurisdiction fromwhere the applicablespecial localevent governmentis beforeto thebe held or, if no special eventpermit anis required, approval ofin thean reserveorder transportfrom servicesthe thatlocal aregovernmental toentity bewith providedjurisdiction bywhere the hostspecial organizationevent atis theto specialbe event.held.
SectionBefore 6issuing furthera special event permit or order, section 6 requires the applicable local government,governmental beforeentity providingto thehold approvala hearing to make certain determinations concerning and to establish any standards to assist the host organization,organization to:to comply with such requirements.
(1)Section consider6 further requires the impactlocal ongovernmental emergencyentity clarifiesto inform the - *AB307_R1* – 2 – host organization of the requirements and standards and determine whether to issue the special event permit or the order of approval for reservethe transportspecial services.event.
SectionThe 6special additionallyhatevent requirespermit theor hostorder organizationissued pursuant to complysection with6 suchmust analso order.specify any emergency the local governmental entity will provide.
SectionsIn 7addition, section 6 authorizes thehat local governmental entity to require the host organization to pay a reasonable fee for processing and 8issuing a special event permit or order and for providing such services as specified in the special event permit or order which may include, without limitation, providing an incident commander or other person to provide serSections 8.3 and 8.6 of this bill makeestablish conformingadditional changes.emergency medical resources that must be provided for certain special events that are expected to attract a certain number of people.
-(NRS *AB307*450B.690, –450B.700) 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
2.6.
“Emergency medical resources” means emergency medical transportation, vehicles, fire apparatus, equipment and personnel that provide for the rendering of emergency medical services.
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“Reserve(Deleted transportby services”amendment.) meansSec. emergency medical transportation that is to be held in reserve to minimize the negative impact on emergency medical services in the applicable geographic area in the event of an unexpected demand on emergency medical transportation at the special event.
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“Fire apparatus” means a vehicle designed to be used to assist in providing emergency medical services, including, without limitation, the transportation of personnel and equipment, supporting fire suppression efforts and the mitigation of other hazardous events.
In a county whose population is 700,000100,000 or more, if a special event is to be held, the host organization must, before - *AB307_R1* – 3 – the special event is held and in addition to any applicable requirements of NRS 450B.690, 450B.695 or 450B.700, obtain a special event permit from the applicable local governmentgovernmental approvalentity ofwhich thehas reservejurisdiction transportwhere servicesthe thatspecial areevent is to be providedheld byor approval in an order from the hostlocal organizationgovernmental duringentity which has jurisdiction over the emergency medical services where the special event.event is to be held if no special event permit is required.
TheBefore applicableissuing locala government,special beforeevent providingpermit theor approvalorder pursuant to subsection 1, shall:the local governmental entity with jurisdiction where the special event is to be held must hold a public hearing to:
(a) ConsiderDetermine whether the impacthost onorganization emergencyis medicalrequired servicesto inprovide theemergency applicablemedical geographicresources areaduring in the eventspecial ofevent, anconsidering unexpectedany demandspecial onconditions emergencywhich transportationmay servicesexist; at the special event;
and (b) IssueEstablish an order that specifies any emergencystandards medicalto transportationassist that the host organization shallto providecomply inwith orderany torequirements haveimposed adequaterelating reserveto transportthe servicesprovision duringof theemergency specialmedical event.resources.
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-(a) *AB307*Consider –the 3impact –of Sec.the special event on emergency medical services in the applicable geographic area in the event of an unexpected demand on emergency medical transportation at the special event;
(b) Establish the minimum requirements for any emergency medical resources provided by the host organization, including, without limitation, any requirements for licensure or permits of such emergency medical resources;
and (c) Ensure that regular emergency medical services provided by the applicable local government, including, without limitation, regular emergency 911 service, are not used to meet the requirements for emergency medical resources during a special event.
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After the hearing held pursuant to subsection 2, the local governmental entity shall inform the host organization of the requirements and standards established during the hearing and determine whether the host organization meets those requirements and is able to comply with the standards.
If so, the local governmental entity shall issue a special event permit or order, as applicable, that specifies any emergency medical resources the host organization is required to provide during the special event and any services that will be provided by the applicable local government.
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The local governmental entity may require the host organization to pay a reasonable fee for:
(a) Processing and issuing a special event permit or order pursuant to this section;
and - *AB307_R1* – 4 – (b) Providing such services at the special event as specified in the special event permit or order.
Such services may include without limitation, providing an incident commander or other person to provide services at the site of the special event pursuant to NRS 450B.690 or 450B.700.
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The host organization shall comply with any requirements and standards set forth in the special event permit or order issued pursuant to this section.
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450B.650 As used in NRS 450B.650 to 450B.700, inclusive, and sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 450B.655 to 450B.685, inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.e,sections. of this act Sec.
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9.8.3.
The provisions of NRS 354.599450B.690 dois nothereby applyamended to anyread additionalas expensesfollows: of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
450B.690 1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection [2:] 3:
(a) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if a special event is to be held and 2,500 or more persons but less than 10,000 persons are projected to be in attendance at the event at the same time, the host organization shall provide at least one first-aid station at the site of the special event and the local governmental entity with jurisdiction where the special event is to be held must provide an incident commander if:
(1) The special event is a concert;
or (2) Three or more of the following factors apply to the special event:
(I) The special event involves a high-risk activity [,] that presents an increased potential for inciting violence or causing injury to participants, attendees or spectators, including, without limitation, sports or racing.
(II) The special event poses environmental hazards to persons attending the special event [or is held during a period of] including, without limitation, poor air quality, water or fire hazards and extreme heat or cold.
(III) The average age of the persons attending the special event is less than 25 years of age or more than 50 years of age.
(IV) A large number of the persons attending the special event have acute or chronic illnesses.
- *AB307_R1* – 5 – (V) Alcohol is sold at the special event or, if the special event has been held before, there is a history of alcohol or drug use by the persons who attended the special event in the past.
(VI) The density of the number of persons attending the special event increases the difficulty regarding access to the persons who are attending the special event who require emergency medical care, or the transfer of those persons who require emergency medical care to an ambulance.
(b) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if the host organization meets the requirements of subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (a) and 10,000 or more persons but less than 15,000 persons are projected to be in attendance at the special event at the same time, the local governmental entity with jurisdiction where the special event is to be held must provide an incident commander and the host organization shall:
(1) Provide at least one first-aid station at the site of the special event and equip the first-aid station with an automated external defibrillator;
and (2) Provide a roving emergency medical technician team at the site of the special event.
(c) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if the host organization meets the requirements of subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (a) and 15,000 or more persons but less than 50,000 persons are projected to be in attendance at the special event at the same time [, the] :
(1) The host organization shall:
[(1)] (I) Provide at least one first-aid station at the site of the special event and staff the first-aid station with at least one registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or paramedic in lieu of an emergency medical technician;
and [(2)] (II) Provide two or more roving intermediate emergency medical technician teams at the site of the special event.
(2) The local governmental entity with jurisdiction where the special event is to be held must provide at the site of the special event:
(I) At least one incident commander;
(II) At least one fire prevention inspector;
and (III) If at least three of the factors listed in paragraph (a) are present, a task force consisting of a combination of resources, with a common communication system and a designated leader, assembled to support the specific mission or operational need of the special event as defined by the local governmental entity.
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An incident commander assigned to assist at the site of a special event pursuant to this section must have appropriate - *AB307_R1* – 6 – training to oversee incidents at the special event, including, without limitation, emergency incidents.
Such training must include, without limitation, training in developing strategies and tactics to address various situations and the appropriate use and management of resources.
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The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a special event held within the boundaries of a city whose population is less than 25,000 if there is a fire-fighting agency within the city other than a volunteer fire department and the city has adopted a plan for providing emergency medical services at special events.
8.6.
NRS 450B.700 is hereby amended to read as follows:
450B.700 1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a special event is to be held and 50,000 or more persons are projected to be in attendance at the event at the same time [, the] :
(a) The host organization shall provide:
[(a)] (1) Two or more first-aid stations at the site of the special event;
[(b)] (2) Two or more physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS who have experience providing emergency medical services;
[(c)] (3) Two or more roving emergency medical technician teams;
and [(d)] (4) Two or more dedicated advanced life support ambulances.
(b) The local governmental entity with jurisdiction where the special event is to be held must provide at the site of the special event:
(1) One incident commander with the training described in subsection 2 of NRS 450B.690;
and (2) A task force consisting of a combination of resources, with a common communication system and a designated leader, assembled to support the specific mission or operational need of the special event as defined by the local governmental entity.
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The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a special event held within the limits of a city whose population is less than 25,000 if there is a fire-fighting agency within the city other than a volunteer fire department and the city has adopted a plan for providing emergency medical services at special events.
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Action History
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(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.4, no further action allowed.)
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
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In Senate.
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Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint .
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Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 269.) To printer.
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Placed on Second Reading File.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
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From printer. To committee.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.
Sponsors
- Sprinkle · Primary
- James Oscarson · Primary
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Sponsors (2)
- Sprinkle
- James Oscarson
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (65)
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