Committee consolidates EMS chapters and reduces continuing-education hours to align with neighboring states
January 14, 2025 | Health and Welfare, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Idaho
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The House Health and Welfare Committee approved a consolidated Emergency Medical Services chapter (docket 160101-2401) that merges several EMS chapters into one access-friendly document and reduces continuing-education hour requirements for ambulance personnel in line with a statute enacted last session.
Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs chief for the Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee the consolidated chapter combines seven prior chapters so providers can view requirements in a single PDF. He said the change also implements last year’s House Bill 704, which required the department to average continuing-education hours with contiguous states. "In plain language, what this docket does is the subsequent 7 dockets before you are just straight repeals," Larson said.
Larson said continuing-education hours for several provider levels would be reduced: emergency medical responders from 8 to 5 hours, emergency medical technicians from 16 to 12, advanced emergency technicians from 27 to 20, and paramedics from 36 to 30. Wayne Denny, EMS Bureau Chief, attended as the subject-matter expert.
The committee then approved a series of repeals for the now-consolidated chapters (dockets 160102-2401, 160105-2401, 160107-2401, 160112-2401, 160201-2401 and 160202-2401); each repeal was adopted by voice vote. Representative Redmond moved adoption of the consolidated docket 160101-2401 and the motion carried. Committee members asked procedural questions about whether the corresponding repeal dockets had all been covered; staff confirmed the motions and dockets were recorded.
During discussion Representative VanderWaer asked what would happen if the committee had not repealed the other chapters; Jared Larson said the duplicate language would create extra administrative burden. Representative Rubel noted a possible linking error in the agenda materials when reviewing a separate newborn screening docket; staff clarified that docket would be heard separately on the following day.
All EMS dockets on the agenda were approved by voice votes with no opposed votes recorded in the transcript.
Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs chief for the Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee the consolidated chapter combines seven prior chapters so providers can view requirements in a single PDF. He said the change also implements last year’s House Bill 704, which required the department to average continuing-education hours with contiguous states. "In plain language, what this docket does is the subsequent 7 dockets before you are just straight repeals," Larson said.
Larson said continuing-education hours for several provider levels would be reduced: emergency medical responders from 8 to 5 hours, emergency medical technicians from 16 to 12, advanced emergency technicians from 27 to 20, and paramedics from 36 to 30. Wayne Denny, EMS Bureau Chief, attended as the subject-matter expert.
The committee then approved a series of repeals for the now-consolidated chapters (dockets 160102-2401, 160105-2401, 160107-2401, 160112-2401, 160201-2401 and 160202-2401); each repeal was adopted by voice vote. Representative Redmond moved adoption of the consolidated docket 160101-2401 and the motion carried. Committee members asked procedural questions about whether the corresponding repeal dockets had all been covered; staff confirmed the motions and dockets were recorded.
During discussion Representative VanderWaer asked what would happen if the committee had not repealed the other chapters; Jared Larson said the duplicate language would create extra administrative burden. Representative Rubel noted a possible linking error in the agenda materials when reviewing a separate newborn screening docket; staff clarified that docket would be heard separately on the following day.
All EMS dockets on the agenda were approved by voice votes with no opposed votes recorded in the transcript.
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