| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Health and Human Services |
| Occupation Regulated: | Temporary Community Paramedic |
| Occupational Board: | Board of Emergency Medical Services |
| Contact: | Nicole Barrett |
| Purpose: | The temporary license designation for community paramedics was created to allow providers a means to begin working while finishing national testing certifications. Community paramedics would work within mobile integrated healthcare settings. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 0 |
| Year Created: | 2020 |
| Year Active: | 2024 |
| Sunset Date: | N/A |
| Statutory Authorization: | Board: § 38-1215; Temporary Community 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/explanation1729026476.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 Community Paramedic license within the time frame it takes to get a Temporary Community Paramedic license. No public harm will be realized with elimination of this license designation. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1729026476.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |
| Survey Submitted: | October 15, 2024 04:07 PM |