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Committee agrees to EMS provider amendments allowing single-person transport in small counties with 30-day Board notification
Summary
A Senate committee agreed to amendments allowing emergency medical services in counties with populations of 30,000 or less to operate transport vehicles with one certified patient-compartment provider, while requiring notification to the Kansas Board of EMS within 30 days of adoption.
A Senate committee agreed to a set of amendments affecting multiple EMS provider bills that allow emergency medical services in counties with populations of 30,000 or less to operate transport vehicles with one person certified for patient care in the patient compartment, while the driver need only be CPR-certified and the adopting EMS agency must notify the Kansas Board of EMS within 30 days.
Senator Owens described the compromise reached with the Kansas Board of EMS and stakeholders, saying the amendment clarifies that the rule applies to "emergency medical services" rather than only vehicle transport, and adds a notification requirement: "The Emergency Medical Services…
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