House File 464 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY SANDS
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to membership on joint E911 service boards.
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
3 TLSB 2042YH 83
4 rn/nh/5
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 34A.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
1 2 2009, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
1 3 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (3) In addition to the members
1 4 specified in subparagraphs (1) and (2), the membership of each
1 5 joint E911 service board shall include at least one emergency
1 6 medical care provider as defined in section 147A.1. The
1 7 membership of the emergency medical care provider shall be on
1 8 a nonvoting basis unless the member is already represented on
1 9 the board pursuant to a membership designation in subparagraph
1 10 (1) or (2).
1 11 EXPLANATION
1 12 This bill provides that each joint E911 service board
1 13 maintained by the board of supervisors of a county shall
1 14 include, in addition to membership specified in current law,
1 15 at least one emergency medical care provider as defined in
1 16 Code section 147A.1. That definition refers to an individual
1 17 trained to provide emergency and nonemergency medical care at
1 18 the first=responder, EMT=basic, EMT=intermediate,
1 19 EMT=paramedic level, or other certification level adopted by
1 20 rule by the department of public health, and who have been
1 21 issued a certificate by the department. The membership would
1 22 be on a nonvoting basis, unless one of the currently mandated
1 23 board members has the status of an emergency medical care
1 24 provider.
1 25 LSB 2042YH 83
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