Drugs; certified emergency medical services personnel may administer and dispense. (HB798)
Introduced By
Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Administration and dispensing of necessary drugs by emergency medical services personnel. Provides that certified emergency medical services personnel who are employed by or affiliated with a licensed emergency medical services agency and who have received the training necessary to safely administer or dispense necessary drugs may administer skin tests for influenza or tuberculosis in nonemergency settings to public safety personnel and, upon the request of the local health director, the general public. Read the Bill »
Status
01/26/2010: Merged into HB173
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2010 | Committee |
01/12/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103798D |
01/12/2010 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/20/2010 | Assigned HWI sub: #1 |
01/21/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB798) |
01/25/2010 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB173-Pogge) |
01/26/2010 | Incorporated by Health, Welfare and Institutions (HB173-Pogge) |
Comments
The only ones who stand to lose here are the Nursing lobby... imagine how quickly the H1N1 vaccine lines would have moved had we not needed "RN's" to do what EMS folks do daily.