Bill Text: MN HF75 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Community paramedic certification continuing education hours required.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-25 - Secretary of State Chapter 18 04/22/13 [HF75 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF75-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Community paramedic certification continuing education hours required.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-25 - Secretary of State Chapter 18 04/22/13 [HF75 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF75-Introduced.html
1.2relating to health; requiring continuing education hours for certification as a
1.3community paramedic;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144E.28,
1.4subdivision 9.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144E.28, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 9. Community paramedics. (a) To be eligible for certification by the board
1.8as a community paramedic, an individual shall:
1.9(1) be currently certified as a paramedic and have two years of full-time service as
1.10a paramedic or its part-time equivalent;
1.11(2) successfully complete a community paramedic education program from a college
1.12or university that has been approved by the board or accredited by a board-approved
1.13national accreditation organization. The education program must include clinical
1.14experience that is provided under the supervision of an ambulance medical director,
1.15advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or public health nurse operating
1.16under the direct authority of a local unit of government;and
1.17(3) complete a board-approved application form.; and
1.18(4) complete an additional 12 hours of continuing education in clinical topics
1.19approved by the ambulance service medical director, in addition to the requirements in
1.20subdivision 7.
1.21(b) A community paramedic must practice in accordance with protocols and
1.22supervisory standards established by an ambulance service medical director in accordance
1.23with section144E.265 . A community paramedic may provide services as directed by a
1.24patient care plan if the plan has been developed by the patient's primary physician or by
2.1an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant, in conjunction with the
2.2ambulance service medical director and relevant local health care providers. The care
2.3plan must ensure that the services provided by the community paramedic are consistent
2.4with the services offered by the patient's health care home, if one exists, that the patient
2.5receives the necessary services, and that there is no duplication of services to the patient.
2.6(c) A community paramedic is subject to all certification, disciplinary, complaint,
2.7and other regulatory requirements that apply to paramedics under this chapter.
1.3community paramedic;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144E.28,
1.4subdivision 9.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144E.28, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 9. Community paramedics. (a) To be eligible for certification by the board
1.8as a community paramedic, an individual shall:
1.9(1) be currently certified as a paramedic and have two years of full-time service as
1.10a paramedic or its part-time equivalent;
1.11(2) successfully complete a community paramedic education program from a college
1.12or university that has been approved by the board or accredited by a board-approved
1.13national accreditation organization. The education program must include clinical
1.14experience that is provided under the supervision of an ambulance medical director,
1.15advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or public health nurse operating
1.16under the direct authority of a local unit of government;
1.17(3) complete a board-approved application form
1.18(4) complete an additional 12 hours of continuing education in clinical topics
1.19approved by the ambulance service medical director, in addition to the requirements in
1.20subdivision 7.
1.21(b) A community paramedic must practice in accordance with protocols and
1.22supervisory standards established by an ambulance service medical director in accordance
1.23with section
1.24patient care plan if the plan has been developed by the patient's primary physician or by
2.1an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant, in conjunction with the
2.2ambulance service medical director and relevant local health care providers. The care
2.3plan must ensure that the services provided by the community paramedic are consistent
2.4with the services offered by the patient's health care home, if one exists, that the patient
2.5receives the necessary services, and that there is no duplication of services to the patient.
2.6(c) A community paramedic is subject to all certification, disciplinary, complaint,
2.7and other regulatory requirements that apply to paramedics under this chapter.
