Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-453
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2015-02-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care coverage and access

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Licensing and registrations

Medical education

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015</b></p> <p>Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program for states with a shortage of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to streamline state requirements and procedures to assist veterans who completed military EMT training to meet state EMT certification, licensure, and other requirements. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 453 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2015 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical technicians.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 . 2. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 243 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 314 the following: 315. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians (a) Program The Secretary shall establish a program consisting of awarding demonstration grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who completed military emergency medical technician training while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming an emergency medical technician in the State. (b) Use of funds Amounts received as a demonstration grant under this section shall be used to prepare and implement a plan to streamline State requirements and procedures as described in subsection (a), including by— (1) determining the extent to which the requirements for the education, training, and skill level of emergency medical technicians in the State are equivalent to requirements for the education, training, and skill level of military emergency medical technicians; and (2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for military emergency medical technicians to forego or meet any such equivalent State requirements. (c) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State shall demonstrate that the State has a shortage of emergency medical technicians. (d) Report The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the program under this section. (e) Funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. .