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Rural hospitals urge flexibility for interfacility transports; EMS and nurses raise safety concerns
Summary
House Bill 2,110 would allow a registered nurse without EMT certification to serve as one required clinician on interfacility specialty care transports if an EMT is present and the RN works under the sending/receiving physician and the nurse's scope; rural hospitals testified in favor citing workforce shortages and transfer delays, while nursing groups and EMS professionals requested stronger mandatory training and clarified scope.
House Bill 2,110 — which passed the House unanimously — drew sharply divided testimony on Feb. 19 before the Senate Health and Long‑Term Care Committee.
Staff explained the bill permits a registered nurse who lacks an EMT certification to be considered sufficient personnel for an interfacility specialty care transport when an EMT is on the ambulance, the RN has appropriate competencies, and paramedics or EMT‑certified RNs are not available. The…
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