MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDER - H.B. 4659 (H-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS

sans-serif">House Bill 4659 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Representative Craig DeRoche

House Committee: Health Policy

Senate Committee: Health Policy

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Public Health Code to specify that “medical first responder” would not include a police officer solely because his or her police vehicle was equipped with an automatic external defibrillator.

The Code defines “medical first responder” as an individual who has met the educational requirements of a medical first responder course approved by the Department of Community Health and who is licensed to provide medical first response life support as part of a medical first response service or as the driver of an ambulance that provides basic life support services only.

MCL 333.20906 - Legislative Analyst: Julie Koval

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed: 1-28-04 - Fiscal Analyst: Dana PattersonFloor\hb4659 - Bill Analysis @ www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.