An act relating to emergency medical services
This bill amends Vermont's emergency medical services laws to update payment rates and improve system coordination. It changes how EMS providers are reimbursed by replacing a specific Medicare rate with a broader applicable Medicare rate. The legislation also requires the EMS Advisory Committee to incorporate nationally recognized best practices into statewide system design. Additionally, it mandates coordination between the EMS Advisory Committee, the Department of Health, and other task forces to align their recommendations and system designs. These changes directly affect emergency medical services providers and the state agencies responsible for overseeing the EMS system.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Signed May 10, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Amendments
18
May 10, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 6, 2024
executive
May 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on May 31, 2024
lower
May 10, 2024
Introduced
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
upper
May 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations
upper
May 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Government Operations with proposal of amendment
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Williams for Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
May 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
upper
May 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
May 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
Apr 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
upper
Apr 25, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Apr 25, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Government Operations with the report of Committee on Health and Welfare intact
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, agreed to
lower
Mar 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
lower
Mar 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
lower
Mar 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Sims of Craftsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Mar 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Boyden of Cambridge reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
lower
Mar 22, 2024
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction moved that the Committee on Health Care be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which was agreed to
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
KS
Katherine Sims
DDemocratic
Co
BF
Bobby Farlice-Rubio
DDemocratic
Co
CD
Carl Demrow
DDemocratic
Co
CT
Chip Troiano
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Noyes
DDemocratic
Co
DT
Dave Templeman
DDemocratic
Co
DL
Dennis LaBounty
DDemocratic
Co
Ela Chapin
DDemocratic
Co
Esme Cole
DDemocratic
Co
GS
Gabrielle Stebbins
DDemocratic
Co
JB
Jessica Brumsted
DDemocratic
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