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                            H.B. 303                              Bill Analysis
                  135th   General Assembly
                                                                   Click here for H.B. 303’s Fiscal Note
Version: As Passed by the House
Primary Sponsors: Reps. Hall and Santucci
Effective date:
Larry Gunter, Jr., Research Analyst
                                                        SUMMARY
                     Establishes a process by which a person may request the State Board of Emergency
                          Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services to add new training or continuing education
                          topics for EMS personnel.
                                               DETAILED ANALYSIS
Training of EMS personnel
       The bill establishes a process by which a person may request, via a petition, the State
Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services (the Board) to add new training
or continuing education topics in required EMS training or continuing education programs. A
person must submit the petition in the manner prescribed by the Board. EMS personnel
includes first responders, EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, or paramedics.1
       Once the Board receives a petition, it must review it and approve or deny the request in
accordance with rules adopted by the Board.2 If the Board approves a topic, it must require that
the topic be added to the EMS training or continuing education programs. Additionally, the
Board must adopt rules regarding the number of hours of training or continuing education that
must be devoted to the approved topic.3 The bill exempts the rules from the law that limits
regulatory restrictions adopted by certain agencies.4
1                 R.C. 4765.163(A).
2                 R.C. 4765.163(B).
3                 R.C. 4765.163(C).
4                 R.C. 4765.163(D).
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        Under current law, the Board oversees emergency medical services training and
continuing education requirements. Current statutory requirements and rules adopted by the
Board specify the content and hours of that training and education.5 In general, all training and
continuing education programs are developed under the direction of a physician who
specializes in emergency medicine.6
                                        HISTORY
                               Action                                     Date
Introduced                                               10-18-23
Reported, H. Homeland Security                           05-28-24
Passed House (89-2)                                      06-12-24
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5   R.C. Chapter 4765.
6   R.C. 4765.16, not in the bill.
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                                                                             As Passed by the House