| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Health and Human Services |
| Occupation Regulated: | Critical Care Paramedic |
| Occupational Board: | Board of Emergency Medical Services |
| Contact: | Nicole Barrett |
| Purpose: | Critical care paramedics are trained to provide advanced and intensive critical care at emergency scenes and during inter-facility transport, including performing advanced clinical patient assessments and providing invasive care beyond the standard scope of advanced prehospital care. This care includes intravenous infusions, pharmacologic interventions, airway/respiratory management and trauma care. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 0 |
| Year Created: | 2020 |
| Year Active: | 2024 |
| Sunset Date: | N/A |
| Statutory Authorization: | Board: § 38-1215; Critical Care Paramedic: §§ 38-1206.03; 38-1217(1) |
| 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/explanation1729026143.pdf |
| Potential Harm | While there would be no harm to the public if this occupation were removed from statute, the benefits to rural health care access would be eliminated before they were even allowed to be realized. Critical Care Paramedics provide a higher level of care for complex patients at an emergency scene and during transport. This is especially important in rural areas of the state where patients may need a higher level of care, which may be in a specialized unit hours away from the patient’s community. Patients in this scenario may require more advanced care than what is currently included in a typical paramedic’s scope of practice, or within their education, training, and experience. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1729026143.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |
| Survey Submitted: | October 15, 2024 04:02 PM |