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Committee releases bill to create New Jersey Board of Paramedicine after debate on board composition
Summary
A4523, which would establish a New Jersey Board of Paramedicine and move EMT/paramedic oversight out of the Department of Health, was released by the committee. Supporters said a dedicated board would modernize training and standards; one member abstained pending clarification of board composition.
The Assembly Regulated Professions Committee voted to amend and release Assembly Bill 4523, which would create the New Jersey Board of Paramedicine, revise board membership requirements and fold existing paramedic/EMT rules into the new board's authority.
Abraham (Abe) Pritzker, vice president of PANJEMS and a mobile intensive care paramedic, told the committee that…
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