RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS OF CARE.

Redefines 'basic life support' to explicitly include the use of IV lines, tourniquets, and manual defibrillation under supervision, broadening the scope of care provided by basic personnel.

Updates the definition of 'emergency medical technician' to require licensure pursuant to section 453-34, ensuring standardized state licensing for EMTs.

Changes the requirement for counties to provide no fewer than twenty-one ground ambulance units, replacing the previous vague language about determining service levels.

Replaces the 'adjutant general' with the 'administrator of emergency management' as an ex-officio member of the emergency medical systems advisory council.

Adjusts the advisory council composition by removing the requirement for two physicians to be board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and reducing the total number of nonvoting ex-officio members.

Amends multiple sections to replace the term 'services system' with 'systems of care' to ensure consistent terminology throughout the statutes.

Redefines key terms like 'emergency medical systems of care' to emphasize a fully integrated statewide network and updates definitions for personnel roles such as paramedics and emergency medical technicians.

Adds new requirements for the Department of Health to establish and maintain a statewide stroke care system, including treatment capabilities and coordination with emergency medical services.

Expands the Community Paramedicine Program to allow partnerships with more entities and explicitly authorizes telehealth services for remote patient monitoring and consultative support.

Changes the effective date of the Act from immediate approval to July 1, 3000.

Reorganizes the bill's section numbering and amends the title of Part XVIII in Chapter 321 to 'State Emergency Medical Systems of Care'.

Removes specific language regarding the accounting of expenses and source of funds for the Community Paramedicine Program report.

Updated statutory definitions to replace 'emergency medical services' with 'emergency medical systems of care' and clarified roles for basic life support and advanced personnel.

Established a new Community Paramedicine and Mobile Integrated Health Care program to allow licensed professionals and community health workers to provide preventive care, primary care, and telehealth services.

Updated the definition of 'air-medical services' to replace the term 'aeromedical' throughout the statutes for consistency.

Modified the composition of the Emergency Medical Systems of Care Advisory Council to include an administrator of emergency management and adjusted the number of voting and nonvoting members.

Extended the expiration date for interim rules regarding the new health care program from 2023 to 2029.