Current Status Bill Number:997 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960110 Primary Sponsor:Elliott All Sponsors:Elliott and Giese Drafted Document Number:pfm\7729ac.96 Companion Bill Number:4365 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Medical Affairs Committee 13 SMA Subject:Emergency medical technician certificates, firefighter
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Senate 19960110 Introduced, read first time, 13 SMA
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT DENYING A FIREFIGHTER ENTRY INTO AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN COURSE BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT THE FIREFIGHTER'S DEPARTMENT HAS AN AMBULANCE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-61-80(c) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(c) Any person desiring certification as an emergency medical technician must complete the appropriate emergency medical technician course and apply to the Department. No firefighter employed by a municipality, county, state, or other political subdivision who is otherwise qualified may be refused entry into an emergency medical technician course based on whether or not the firefighter's department has an ambulance. The Department shall make a determination of the applicant's qualifications and shall issue the appropriate certificate to the applicant. The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians licenses shall be acceptable to obtain a state emergency medical technician's certificate."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.