CHAPTER 245
SB 210 - FINAL VERSION
02/21/2019 0511s
8May2019... 1376h
2019 SESSION
19-0866
01/06
SENATE BILL 210
AN ACT relative to emergency medical and trauma services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Rep. Sykes, Graf. 13; Rep. Goley, Hills. 8; Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3; Rep. McMahon, Rock. 7
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill makes certain reference changes and adds definitions of "telecommunicators" and "local dispatchers" to the law governing emergency medical and trauma services.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/21/2019 0511s
8May2019... 1376h 19-0866
01/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to emergency medical and trauma services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
245:1 Emergency Medical and Trauma Services; Critical Incident Intervention and Management. Amend RSA 153-A:17-a, I(f) to read as follows:
(f)(1) "Critical incident stress management team member" or "team member" means an emergency services provider, including any law enforcement officer, sheriff or deputy sheriff, state police officer, civilian law enforcement employee, firefighter, civilian fire department employee, [and] emergency medical personnel, telecommunicators, and local dispatchers specially trained to provide critical incident stress management and crisis intervention services as a member of an organized and registered team.
(2) In this subparagraph:
(A) "Telecommunicator" means an employee of the department of safety, division of emergency services and communications who is responsible for receiving at the public safety answering point telephone calls made to E911 and transferring or relaying such calls to public or private safety agencies.
(B) "Local dispatcher" means a person who determines the location, status, and assistance required by callers and walk-in customers for public safety services and dispatches the appropriate police, fire, ambulance, or other units to provide needed emergency services at the state, city, town, or private emergency services level.
245:2 Emergency Medical and Trauma Services; Critical Incident Intervention and Management. Amend RSA 153-A:17-a, II(b) to read as follows:
(b) All critical incident stress management team members, sworn or civilian, shall be designated by the police chief, sheriff, [commander] director of the division of state police, fire chief, or director of the division of emergency services and communications.
245:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 12, 2019
Effective Date: July 12, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 21, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 3, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 30, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 8, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
July 12, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 07/12/2019; Chapter 245; Effective 07/12/2019
June 27, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
June 27, 2019: Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
June 13, 2019: Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/13/2019; SJ 20
May 8, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1376h: MA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 5
May 8, 2019: Amendment # 2019-1376h: AA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 5
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1376h (Vote 19-0; CC)
May 8, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1376h for 05/08/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 23 P. 5
April 30, 2019: Executive Session: 04/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 306
April 3, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/03/2019 01:30 pm LOB 306
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 70
Feb. 21, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0511s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/21/2019; SJ 6
Feb. 21, 2019: Committee Amendment # 2019-0511s, AA, VV; 02/21/2019; SJ 6
Feb. 21, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0511s, 02/21/2019; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
Feb. 13, 2019: ==TIME CHANGE== Hearing: 02/13/2019, Room 101, LOB, 11:30 am; SC 10
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4