Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-218
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2015-01-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

First responders and emergency personnel

Health care coverage and access

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Rural conditions and development

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the grant program to improve emergency medical services in rural areas to include as a permissible use of grant funds the provision of coursework and training to enable veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements. Requires such coursework and training to take into account previous medical coursework and training received by such veterans when they were on active duty in the Armed Forces.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 218 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mr. Enzi (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act of 2015 . 2. Grants for emergency medical services personnel training for veterans Section 330J(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–15(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (9) furnish coursework and training to veterans to enable such veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements, as determined by the appropriate State regulatory entity, except that in providing such coursework and training, such entity shall take into account previous medical coursework and training received when such veterans were members of the Armed Forces on active duty. .