Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Creates New Jersey Board of Paramedicine.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the regulation of paramedicine, revising various parts of the statutory law, and supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The following sections are repealed:
Sections 1 through 5 of P.L.1984, c.146 (C.26:2K-7 through C.26:2K-11);
Sections 3 through 5 and 12 of P.L.2022, c.118 (C.26:2K-8.1. through C.26:2K-8.3 and C.26:2K-9.1);
Sections 10 through 13 of P.L.1984, c.146 (C.26:2K-16 through C.26:2K-19);
Section 1 of P.L.1985, c.351 (C.26:2K-21);
Sections 3 through 15 of P.L.1985, c.351 (C.26:2K-22 through C.26:2K-34);
Sections 1 through 8 and 10 of P.L.2003, c.1 (C.26:2K-47.1 through C.26:2K-47.9);
Section 1 of P.L.2013, c.101 (C.26:2K-65);
P.L.1989, c.314 (C.26:2K-39 through C.26:2K-47);
P.L.1992, c.96 (C.26:2K-48 through C.26:2K-53);
P.L.1992, c.143 (C.26:2K-54 through C.26:2K-59);
P.L.2009, c.174 (C.26:2K-63 through C.26:2K-64);
P.L.2023, c.229 (C.26:2K-65.1 through C.26:2K-65.3);
P.L.2017, c.116 (C.26:2K-66 through C.26:2K-69); and
P.L.2021, c.153 (C.26:2K-71).
2. (New section) As used in P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill):
Advanced life support means an advanced level of emergency medical care, including specialty care transport and air medical ambulances, which includes the use of procedures, medications, and equipment established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National EMS Scope of Practice Model for paramedics, and any other such procedures, therapies, medications, and as otherwise authorized in rules or regulations promulgated by the board.
Basic life support or basic life support services means a basic level of pre-hospital care which includes the use of procedures, medications, and equipment established by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other techniques, therapies, and procedures authorized by the board.
Board means the New Jersey Board of Paramedicine.
Emergency medical technician or EMT means a person trained in basic life support services and who is certified by the board to perform these services.
Flight nurse means a licensed mobile intensive care nurse with the proper additional training who responds via air ambulance to emergency requests or for transfers of patients.
Flight paramedic means a licensed paramedic with the proper additional training who responds via air ambulance to emergency requests or for transfers of patients.
Interfacility means between two healthcare facilities, primarily involving the transportation of a patient between the healthcare facilities that requires no more than basic life support services rendered to patients before and during transportation between licensed facilities, during retrieval from those facilities, and upon arrival within those facilities.
Mobile intensive care nurse means a registered professional nurse licensed by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and who is authorized to provide advanced life support services in a mobile intensive care unit by the New Jersey Board of Paramedicine.
Mobile intensive care paramedic means a person trained in advanced life support services and licensed by the board to render advanced life support services as part of a mobile intensive care unit.
Mobile intensive care unit means a specialized emergency medical service unit staffed in accordance with P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) and operated for the provision of advanced life support services under the direction of an authorized provider.
Paramedicine means the practice of basic life support and advanced life support performed by a licensee of the New Jersey Board of Paramedicine established pursuant to P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
Pre-hospital care means those emergency medical services rendered to patients before and during transportation to treatment facilities, and upon arrival within those facilities.
Professional emergency medical service means non-volunteer emergency medical services.
Specialty care transport means services that are above basic life support services rendered to patients before and during transportation between licensed facilities, during retrieval from those facilities, and upon arrival within those facilities.
3. (New section) The New Jersey Board of Paramedicine shall consist of 15 members, five of whom shall be actively practicing as New Jersey-licensed mobile intensive care paramedics; three of whom shall be New Jersey-licensed emergency medical technicians; one of whom shall be a board-certified emergency medical services physician; one of whom shall be a board-certified trauma surgeon; one of whom shall be a board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physician; one of whom shall be a representative from the New Jersey Emergency Nurses Association; and three of whom shall be public members. Except for public members, members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor. The public members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Appointments to the board shall be for terms of three years or for the unexpired portion of a term in the case of a vacancy for any cause within a term, and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified. Except for the public members, in making appointments, the Governor shall give due consideration to, but not be bound by, recommendations submitted by the various emergency medical services professional organizations of this State. Upon notice and hearing, the Governor may remove from office any member of the board for neglect of duty, incompetency, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. The members first appointed shall be appointed no later than the first day of the second month following enactment of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).