OLR Bill Analysis

HB 6599

AN ACT CONCERNING PATIENT SAFETY.

SUMMARY:

This bill permits only licensed or certified ambulance and rescue services to transport patients on stretchers in motor vehicles. The Public Health Department licenses commercial ambulance and rescue services and issues certificates to volunteer and municipal ambulance services.

By law, anyone who wilfully violates an emergency medical services law can be fined up to $ 250, imprisoned for up to three months, or both (CGS 19a-180(d)(5)).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2009

COMMITTEE ACTION

Public Health Committee

Joint Favorable