Bill Text: MI HB5154 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced

Michigan House Bill 5154

Introduced

Bill Title: Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians; allow at 17 years of age. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20950a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5155'23

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 31-6)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-10-18 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/17/2023 [HB5154 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2023-HB5154-Introduced.html

HOUSE BILL NO. 5154

October 17, 2023, Introduced by Reps. Prestin, Rheingans, Johnsen, Rigas, Neyer, BeGole, Markkanen, Harris, Outman, Alexander, Maddock, Friske, Carra, Martin, Slagh, Mueller, Paquette, Roth, Borton, DeSana, Thompson, Kuhn, Tisdel, DeBoer, Steele, Hill, Schuette, Cavitt, Beson, Aragona, Hood, Beeler, Byrnes, Young, Price, VanderWall and Jaime Greene and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 20950a.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 20950a. An individual issued a licensed under section 20950(2) shall meet 1 of the following requirements:

(a) Subject to the youth employment standards act, 1978 PA 90, MCL 409.101 to 409.124, if applying for a medical first responder license, is 17 years of age or older. If at the time of the application, the individual described in this subdivision is 17 years of age and less than 18 years of age, the application must be signed by the individual's parent or guardian.

(b) Subject to the youth employment standards act, 1978 PA 90, MCL 409.101 to 409.124, if applying for an emergency medical technician license, is 17 years of age or older. If at the time of the application, the individual described in this subdivision is 17 years of age and less than 18 years of age, the application must be signed by the individual's parent or guardian.

(c) If applying for an emergency medical technician specialist, paramedic, or emergency medical services instructor-coordinator license, is 18 years of age or older.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5155 (request no. 03190'23) of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.