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Committee advances bill requiring EMS to report overdoses to state tracking database
Summary
The House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee adopted an amendment clarifying that a patient care report satisfies reporting requirements and advanced Senate Bill 89, which would require EMS providers to report known or suspected overdoses into an online system integrated with the Pennsylvania State Police overdose database.
The House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee voted to send Senate Bill 89 to the full House after adopting an amendment clarifying how emergency medical services must report overdoses.
The amendment to the bill, A1094, "clarifies that a patient care report shall satisfy the requirements of the bill for an EMS…
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