PRINTER'S NO. 54
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 65
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, CIRESI, SCHLEGEL CULVER, HAMM, IRVIN, JAMES,
OWLETT, PICKETT, WARNER AND ZIMMERMAN, MARCH 7, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 7, 2023
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system,
3 further providing for emergency medical responders, for
4 emergency medical technicians, for advanced emergency medical
5 technicians and for paramedics.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Sections 8114(b)(5), 8115(b)(5), 8116(b)(5) and
9 (c) introductory paragraph and 8117(c)(5) and (d) introductory
10 paragraph of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
11 are amended to read:
12 § 8114. Emergency medical responders.
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14 (b) Certification.--The department shall certify as an EMR
15 an individual who meets all of the following:
16 * * *
17 (5) Has passed a written EMR certification examination
18 [approved by the department.] administered by an EMS
19 educational institute as specified under section 8113(d)(1)
 1 (relating to emergency medical services providers).
2 * * *
3 § 8115. Emergency medical technicians.
4 * * *
5 (b) Certification.--The department shall certify as an EMT
6 an individual who meets all of the following:
7 * * *
8 (5) Has passed a written EMT certification examination
9 [approved by the department.] administered by an EMS
10 educational institute as specified under section 8113(d)(1)
11 (relating to emergency medical services providers).
12 * * *
13 § 8116. Advanced emergency medical technicians.
14 * * *
15 (b) Certification.--The department shall certify as an
16 advanced EMT an individual who meets all of the following:
17 * * *
18 (5) Has passed a written advanced EMT certification
19 examination [approved by the department.] administered by an
20 EMS educational institute as specified under section 8113(d)
21 (1) (relating to emergency medical services providers).
22 (c) Biennial registration.--An advanced EMT's certification
23 is deemed registered when the certification is issued. The
24 initial registration shall expire as set forth in section
25 8113(n) [(relating to emergency medical services providers)].
26 Except for the initial registration period, an advanced EMT must
27 register the advanced EMT certification at two-year intervals by
28 completing an application for biennial registration on a form or
29 through an electronic process, as prescribed by regulation of
30 the department. The following shall apply:
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2 § 8117. Paramedics.
3 * * *
4 (c) Certification.--The department shall certify as a
5 paramedic an EMT or advanced EMT who meets all of the following:
6 * * *
7 (5) Has passed a written paramedic certification
8 examination [approved by the department.] administered by an
9 EMS educational institute as specified under section 8113(d)
10 (1) (relating to emergency medical services providers).
11 (d) Biennial registration.--A paramedic's certification is
12 deemed registered when the certification is issued. The initial
13 registration shall expire as set forth in section 8113(n)
14 [(relating to emergency medical services providers)]. Except for
15 the initial registration period, a paramedic must register the
16 paramedic certification at two-year intervals by completing an
17 application for biennial registration on a form or through an
18 electronic process as prescribed by regulation of the
19 department. The following shall apply:
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21 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 0054: 35-8114(b)(5), 35-8115(b)(5), 35-8116(b)(5), 35-8117(c)(5)