Committee approves EMS licensure compact to ease cross-border response
The committee voted to pass House Bill 1253 to join the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) licensure compact, enabling Arkansas paramedics and EMTs to practice across bordering states under a shared framework.
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The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to pass House Bill 1253, the EMS Licensure Compact, which sponsors said would allow Arkansas-licensed emergency medical services personnel to practice in multiple compact member states without obtaining separate licenses.
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