LRB-1348/P1
TJD:amn
2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Hutter, BB0233 - Emergency Medical Technician training and certification aids
For 2017-2019 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Health
This bill allows DHS to pay for aid for first responder training and examinations. Currently, DHS may pay aid for emergency medical technician — basic training and examinations. The bill also allows ambulance service providers that receive aids from DHS to escrow unused moneys and use those moneys in a subsequent year for first responder training and examinations or emergency medical technician training and examinations at any level.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 20.435 (1) (ch) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.435 (1) (ch) Emergency medical services; aids. The amounts in the schedule for emergency medical technician — basic and first responder training and examination aid under s. 256.12 (5) and for ambulance service vehicles or vehicle equipment, emergency medical services supplies or equipment or emergency medical training for personnel under s. 256.12 (4).
Section
2. 256.12 (5) (title) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
256.12 (5) (title) Emergency medical technician and first responder training and examination aid. (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ch), the department shall annually distribute funds to ambulance service providers that are public agencies, volunteer fire departments, or nonprofit corporations to purchase the training required for licensure and renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician — basic under s. 256.15 (6)
or for certification and renewal of certification as a first responder under s. 256.15 (8), and to pay for administration of the examination required for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician — basic under s. 256.15 (6) (a) 3. and (b) 1 or certification or renewal of certification as a first responder under s. 256.15 (8).
Section
3. 256.12 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
256.12 (5) (am) If an ambulance service provider does not use funds received under par. (a) within a calendar year, the ambulance service provider may escrow those funds in the year in which the funds are distributed to the ambulance service provider. In a subsequent year, an ambulance service provider may use escrowed funds to purchase the training required for certification or renewal of certification as a first responder or licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician at any level or to pay for administration of the examination required for certification or renewal of certification as a first responder or for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician at any level.
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