SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2750
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 481818
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11 Senator Fasano moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 62. Subsection (5) is added to section
18 401.272, Florida Statutes, to read:
19 401.272 Emergency medical services community health
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21 (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
22 contrary, a pilot program is authorized in Orange County where
23 paramedics may provide basic life support and advanced life
24 support as defined in s. 401.23(1) and (7):
25 (a) In a hospital emergency department. Such services
26 provided by paramedics employed by the hospital must be under
27 the direction of the emergency department nursing director or
28 manager. If the services provided by paramedics employed by
29 the physician group is pursuant to a contract between a
30 hospital and a physician group to provide emergency services,
31 such paramedics shall be employees of the physician group and
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2750
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3 (b) As part of a private corporate emergency
4 management and response program. Such services must be
5 provided under the supervision of a physician.
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11 And the title is amended as follows:
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15 amending s. 401.272, Florida Statutes;
16 providing for certain paramedics to provide
17 basic and advanced life support; providing
18 supervision requirements;
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