ULC

Acts

Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners

Description

This act allows state governments during a declared emergency to give reciprocity to other states’ licensees on emergency services providers so that covered individuals may provide services without meeting the disaster state’s licensing requirements.

Endorsements

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Nurse-Midwives, American Public Health Association, American Nurses Association, American Red Cross, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Colorado Public Health Association, Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section, APHA,Health Equity Associates, LLC, Kentucky Public Health Association, National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, National Association of County & City Health Officials, National Association of State EMS Officials, National Funeral Directors Association, New York State Public Health Association, North Dakota Public Health Association, Pennsylvania Public Health Association, Public Health Association of New York City, Public Entity Risk Institute, Trust for America’s Health, Tulsa City-County Health Department United Way of America, Wisconsin Public Health Association.

 

Enactment Status Map

Map of USA Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont U.S. Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Legislative Tracking

2013 Introductions & Enactments
StateBillSponsorStatus
Mississippi HB246/SB279 Baker/HopsonIntroduced
Pennsylvania SB 35 BakerIntroduced
Texas HB 746 AshbyIntroduced

 

Act History

Origin: Completed by the Uniform Law Commissioners in 2006.
Committee: Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act
Resources: Draft Materials