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Emergency Medical Services Board updates staffing rules to mirror 2025 law allowing CPR‑certified drivers
Summary
The Emergency Medical Services Board presented three regulations that reorganize staffing requirements and align ground and air ambulance staffing with a 2025 statutory change that permits a CPR‑certified driver to count toward minimum crew requirements; lawmakers pressed staff on EMR qualifications and population-based variances.
The Emergency Medical Services Board told the legislative committee it is proposing three related regulations to reflect recent statutory changes and to clarify staffing and compact reciprocity for ambulance services. Joseph (Joe) House, executive director of the Emergency Medical Services Board, said the package restructures and cleans up prior rules and incorporates the interstate EMS compact.
"My name is Joe House, and [I am] the executive director of the Emergency Medical Services Board, which is your regulatory body that deals with all things ambulance-related and EMS providers," House said, introducing the three measures: KAR 109-26,…
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