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Sponsor withdraws bill to move ambulance regulation to Department of Health after members raise drafting and scope concerns
Summary
Senate Bill 164 would have moved ambulance regulation from DOT to the Department of Health and updated authority over territories, certification and EMT responsibilities; extensive committee concerns about scope, subpoenas and statutory drafting prompted the sponsor to withdraw the bill for rework.
Senate Bill 164, which would transfer ambulance regulation and oversight from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Health, was withdrawn from consideration after committee members raised multiple drafting, scope-of-practice and procedural concerns.
Sponsor Senator Woods told the panel the intent is to situate ambulance oversight with health experts because ambulance…
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