California Health and Safety Code

§ 1801

HSC § 1801 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 2.5 · Ch. 13 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to establish state standards that govern the implementation of community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination programs by local EMS agencies in California.

(b)It is the intent of the Legislature that community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination programs be community-focused extensions of the traditional emergency response and transportation paramedic model that has developed over the last 50 years and be recognized as an emerging model of care created to meet an unmet need in California’s communities.

(c)It is the intent of the Legislature to improve the health of individuals in their communities by authorizing licensed paramedics, working under expert medical oversight, to deliver community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination services in California utilizing existing providers, promoting continuity of care, and maximizing existing efficiencies within the first response and emergency medical services system.

…

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 4. (AB 1544) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 1857.