GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1163

Short Title:  EMT Ambulance Change.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Kerr; Tart and Bowman.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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April 11, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF ONE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AND ONE AMBULANCE ATTENDANT ON ALL PERMITTED AMBULANCES WHEN TRANSPORTING PATIENTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 131E-158(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Every ambulance when transporting a patient shall be occupied at a minimum by the following:
(1)	At least one emergency medical technician who shall be responsible for the medical aspects of the mission prior to arrival at the medical facility, assuming no other individual of higher certification or license is available; and
(2)	One ambulance attendant who is responsible for the operation of the vehicle and rendering assistance to the emergency medical technician."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.