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February 19, 2008 issue
Miscellaneous
BILL: SB 249 – Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Commission
AUTHOR: Sen. Tom Wyss, R-Fort Wayne
SPONSOR: Rep. C. Brown, D-Gary
ISMA POSITION: Support
THIS WEEK: The House Public Health Committee voted 11-0 to approve the bill.
SB 249 would require the EMS Commission to adopt rules concerning triage and transportation protocols for trauma patients consistent with the field triage decision scheme of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
The bill now moves to the full House for consideration.
BILL: SB 315 – Long Term Care Screening and Counseling
AUTHOR: Sen. Gary Dillon, R-Pierceton
SPONSOR: Rep. Phil Hoy, D-Evansville
ISMA POSITION: Neutral
THIS WEEK: The House Public Health Committee amended the bill and then approved it. The measure now moves to the full House for consideration.
The original bill required the state to adopt a rule to implement a screening and counseling program for individuals seeking long-term care services and to implement a process of prior approval for certain individuals seeking admission to a nursing facility.
SB 315 was amended to reinstitute a moratorium on the addition of long-term care beds in Indiana. This moratorium only applies to nursing home beds and does not impact hospitals or ambulatory surgery centers.
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