CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 450

Introduced by Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez

February 08, 2021

An act to amend Section 1797.132 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 450, as introduced, Lorena Gonzalez. Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency Medical Services.
Existing law establishes an Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency Medical Services to advise the Emergency Medical Services Authority on the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical services. The membership of the committee is composed of representatives from specified government entities, including the State Department of Education and the State Department of Public Health.
This bill would add representatives from the State Department of Health Care Services and the California Apprenticeship Council to the membership of the committee.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 1797.132 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

1797.132.
 An Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency Medical Services is hereby established. This committee shall advise the authority on the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical services. The committee shall include a representative from each of the following state agencies and departments: the Office of Emergency Services, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles, a representative of the administrator of the California Traffic Safety Program as provided by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2900) of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, the Medical Board of California, the State Department of Public Health, State Department of Health Care Services, the Board of Registered Nursing, the State Department of Education, the California Apprenticeship Council, the National Guard, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the State Fire Marshal, the California Conference of Local Health Officers, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges, and the Department of General Services.