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S227 • 2025

An Act expanding options for EMT paramedics

An Act expanding options for EMT paramedics

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Sponsor
Ryan C. Fattman
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act expanding options for EMT paramedics

An Act expanding options for EMT paramedics By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act expanding options for EMT paramedics By Mr.
  • Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 227) of Ryan C.
  • Fattman and Bruce E.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026

  2. 2025-06-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-04-22 House

    House concurred

  4. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Discharged to the committee on Public Health

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act expanding options for EMT paramedics
By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 227) of Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to expand options for EMT paramedics. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.227

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any emergency medical technician, as defined by section 1 of chapter 111C of the General Laws, who has been (i) awarded a paramedic certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, (ii) awarded an EMT-Paramedic certificate as administered by the department of public health, (iii) completed no less than 9,000 hours of paramedic field work for any licensed ambulance service in the commonwealth after receiving said certificates, and has (iv) completed a National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) approved preparation course, shall not be required to graduate from a Board of Registration in Nursing approved nursing program in the commonwealth to participate in the NCLEX-RN.

SECTION 2. Any emergency medical technician, as defined in section 1 of chapter 111C of the General Laws, who has been (i) awarded an associate of science, bachelor of science, or master of science in emergency medical services at an accredited college or university, (ii) awarded a paramedic certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, (iii) awarded an EMT-Paramedic certificate as administered by the department of public health, (iv) completed no less than 5,000 hours of paramedic field work for any licensed ambulance service in the commonwealth after receiving said certificates, and has (v) completed a National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) approved preparation course, shall not be required to graduate from a Board of Registration in Nursing approved nursing program in the commonwealth to participate in the NCLEX-RN.

SECTION 3. Any emergency medical technician paramedic shall be required to provide specific documentation for Good Moral Character (GMC) evaluation as defined in sections 74, 74A, and 76 of chapter 112 of the General Laws to be licensed as a registered nurse in the commonwealth.

SECTION 4. The department of public health shall develop regulations and guidelines within 180 days of the passage of this act.

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