Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; relicensure after expiration of certain licenses; expand. Amends sec. 20954 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20954).

SB 706 modifies Michigan's emergency medical services (EMS) licensing rules to expand fee waivers for volunteer personnel. It allows EMS workers certified as volunteers by their life support agency (which doesn't charge for services) to avoid paying renewal or late fees, provided they maintain their volunteer status. If a volunteer later becomes employed as a licensee, they must then pay the standard fees. The bill also removes the requirement for EMS personnel to maintain national registry status to renew their licenses. This directly affects volunteer EMS providers in Michigan who work for non-charging agencies.