ASSEMBLY REGULATED PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 516

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JANUARY 27, 2020

     The Assembly Regulated Professions Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 516.

      This bill requires New Jersey’s Commissioner of Health to certify an emergency medical technician (EMT)-Basic who is certified in another state, territory, or possession of the United States, or in the District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, provided that the standards of the other jurisdiction in which the EMT-Basic is certified exceed or are equivalent to New Jersey’s certification standards.

      This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2020-2021 session pending technical review.  As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.