| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Health and Human Services |
| Occupation Regulated: | Temporary Critical Care Paramedic |
| Occupational Board: | Board of Emergency Medical Services |
| Contact: | Nicole Barrett |
| Purpose: | The temporary license designation for critical care paramedics was created to allow providers a means to begin working while finishing national testing certifications. Critical care paramedics provide frontline response to emergencies, delivering intensive medical treatment to critically ill or injured patients at the scene and during transport. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 0 |
| Year Created: | 2020 |
| Year Active: | 2024 |
| Sunset Date: | N/A |
| Statutory Authorization: | Board: § 38-1215; Temporary Critical Care Paramedic: § 38-1217(2) |
| 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: | 0 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | N/A |
| 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/explanation1729025638.pdf |
| Potential Harm | Due to changes in testing availability, technology, and application processing, this licensure level no longer serves a need, as individuals may obtain full Critical Care Paramedic license within the time frame it takes to get a Temporary Critical Care Paramedic license. No public harm will be realized with elimination of this license designation. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1729025638.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | No |
| Survey Submitted: | October 15, 2024 03:53 PM |