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- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Provides that any person who was an Army medic, Navy field medical service technician or Air Force pararescue shall be deemed to be qualified to be an EMT
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Greg Ball
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for certification as an emergency medical technician of certain persons who completed medical training in the armed forces of the United States
Purpose
Amends the public health law to grant automatic certification to persons who have successfully completed analogous military training.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends the Public Health Law to direct that successful completion of the Army's Advanced individual Training course for Health Care Specialist (medic, Military Occupational Specialist 91 W) or Navy Corpsman training for NEC 8404, Field Medical Service Technician, or Air Force Pararescue (AFSC-IT2X1) or other such identification codes as are adopted by the Military in the future, will be considered to have completed state curriculum requirements for certification as emergency medical technicians (EMT's).
Section two contains the effective date.
Justification
The different branches of the United States military conduct some of the most intense, grueling, and comprehensive emergency medical training anywhere in the world. The survival rates of soldiers wounded in Iraq, unprecedented in military history, testify better than any other possible argument to the effectiveness of the Military's medical training. Grievously wounded troops are now surviving wounds that would in many cases have been mortal even a generation ago. The military medical schools are on the absolute cutting edge of trauma treatment, having incorporated "real world" experience from our conflict in the Middle East. In addition, the United States Department of Transportation now accepts such Military training as being equivalent to EMT training for federal purposes. At a time when New York State faces a shortage of qualified EMT's, we should take every possible advantage of utilizing these highly trained and often experienced personnel whenever we can.
Legislative history
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : None.
Effective date
30 days after enactment into law.
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