| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Health and Human Services |
| Occupation Regulated: | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician |
| Occupational Board: | Board of Emergency Medical Services |
| Contact: | Nicole Barrett |
| Purpose: | Advanced emergency medical technicians provide response, assessment, and triage of a medical incident, and apply basic and focused advanced knowledge/skills necessary to provide care, along with transportation to a health care facility. Enactment of a regulatory system that can respond to changing needs of patients and emergency care providers and emergency medical services is in the best interests of the citizens of Nebraska. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 69 |
| Year Created: | 1997 |
| Year Active: | 1997 |
| Sunset Date: | n/a |
| Statutory Authorization: | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-1204.01 and 38-1217 |
| Parent Agency: | Department of Health and Human Services |
| Number of Members: | 17 |
| Who Appoints: | Governor |
| Legislative Approval: | Yes |
| Qualifications of Members: | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1215 |
| Per Diem: | Yes |
| Expense Reimbursement: | Yes |
| Term Length: | 5 Years |
| Terms Rotate or Expire at Once: | Terms Rotate |
| Required FY 2024-2023: | 1 |
| Held FY 2024-2023: | 6 |
| Required FY 2023-2022: | 1 |
| Held FY 2023-2022: | 5 |
| Required FY 2022-2021: | 1 |
| Held FY 2022-2021: | 6 |
| Required FY 2021-2020: | 1 |
| Held FY 2021-2020: | 5 |
| Required FY 2020-2019: | 1 |
| Held FY 2020-2019: | 6 |
| Support Staff: | 2 |
| Shared or Separate: | Shared |
| FY 2024-2023 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2023-2022 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2022-2021 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2021-2020 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2020-2019 Budget: | 0 |
| Other Funding Sources: | Nebraska EMS Operations Fund and general funds. Additional info sent to the Committee. |
| Spending Authority: | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-51,103. Additional info sent to the Committee. |
| Government Certificates Issued: | 66 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 0 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 0 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 0 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1729023930.pdf |
| Potential Harm | If the Emergency Medical Services professions were no longer licensed, certified, or regulated, it would be detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare of Nebraska. With inherent proficiency in administering certain medications, interpreting electrocardiograms and utilizing advanced airway devices, inadequately trained and educated individuals would compromise critical and vital medical stabilization, treatment, and transportation services, which would be harmful to the public. Nebraska would also no longer be compliant or eligible to participate in the EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1729023930.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |
| Survey Submitted: | October 15, 2024 03:25 PM |