Bill Text: VA SB594 | 2024 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Emergency medical personnel; EMS Advisory Board to examine requirements to join program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-02-28 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote [SB594 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SB594-Engrossed.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. That the Department of Health's Office of
Emergency Medical Services [ (the Office) shall convene a work group
to EMS Advisory Board (the Board) shall ] examine the
eligibility requirements for emergency medical personnel, both professional and
volunteer, to join a professional program addressing career fatigue and
wellness established or contracted for by a statewide association as described
in subsection B of §8.01-581.16 of the Code of Virginia. The [ work
group Board ] shall examine the costs associated with joining
or establishing such a program as well as make recommendations for payment of
such costs. The [ work group shall be composed of the Board
shall consult with ] representatives of the Medical Society of Virginia
and all other stakeholders deemed relevant by the [ Office. The work
group Board. The Board ] shall report its findings and
recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and
Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1,
2024.
