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Committee votes unanimously to declare ambulance providers 'essential services' in statute
Summary
Senate Bill 133 would explicitly include ambulance and ambulance-service providers in the statutory definition of essential services; sponsor and committee agreed wording is largely clarifying and Senate committee recommended approval, and the House committee recorded a 16–0 vote to advance the measure.
Senate Bill 133 would clarify state statute to explicitly include ambulance service providers in the definition of “essential services.” Senator McGough (testifying in the House as the sponsor’s substitute) told the committee that the statute’s current phrase “first responders” can be…
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