H.R. 1440 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1440 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2015 Mr. DesJarlais (for himself and Mr. Fleischmann) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to treat employment as a field emergency medical service practitioner in the same manner as employment as a firefighter for purposes of such Act. 1. Field emergency medical service practitioners under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (a) In general Section 4(j)(1) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 623(J)(1)) is amended by striking firefighter or as a and inserting firefighter, field emergency medical service practitioner, or. (b) Definition Section 11(l) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) The term field emergency medical service practitioner means an employee, the duties of whose position are primarily to perform work directly connected with the responsibility of administration of specialized pre-hospital emergency care for victims of acute illnesses or injury, including an employee engaged in this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position. .