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Committee consolidates EMS rules and reduces continuing-education hours to match neighboring states
Summary
The Health & Welfare Committee consolidated multiple emergency medical services chapters into a single rule and reduced continuing-education hour requirements to align with contiguous states.
The Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee approved a consolidated emergency medical services (EMS) chapter that merges several existing EMS rule chapters into a single accessible document and reduces continuing-education hours to align with recent statutory direction.
Jared Larson told the committee the consolidation places multiple EMS chapters into one PDF and implements changes required by last year’s House Bill 704, which directs continuing education to reflect the average of contiguous states. As a result, continuing-education hour totals were reduced in draft rules: emergency medical responders from 8 to 5 hours, emergency medical technicians from 16 to 12 hours, advanced emergency technicians from 27 to 20 hours and paramedics from 36 to 30 hours.
Wayne Denny, EMS bureau chief, was listed as the department subject-matter expert on EMS rules. Larson said the changes aim to reduce barriers to licensure for providers moving to Idaho and ease regional workforce constraints in areas with low EMS coverage.
Committee action: Members approved the consolidated docket and several associated repeals by voice vote; the motions carried and the committee recorded adoption for the consolidated chapter and corresponding repeals.
Ending: The department said the consolidated chapter simplifies public access to EMS rules and helps align Idaho with neighboring-state requirements for continuing education.
