Public Act 261 of 2005

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• Introduced by Rep. Leslie Mortimer (R) on July 6, 2005, to establish that a service licensed as a “nontransport prehospital life support operation designated as providing basic life support” may have an emergency medical technician meet the service's vehicle at the emergency scene, rather than having to ride on board the emergency vehicle. The EMT could be on call at home and travel independently to the scene.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on July 6, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on September 27, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 28, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on September 28, 2005.
• Passed in the House (106 to 0) on September 28, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on September 29, 2005.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on September 29, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 15, 2005, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 0) on December 1, 2005, to establish that a service licensed as a “nontransport prehospital life support operation designated as providing basic life support” may have an emergency medical technician meet the service's vehicle at the emergency scene, rather than having to ride on board the emergency vehicle. The EMT could be on call at home and travel independently to the scene. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 14, 2005.