,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,hudson 7= himself1 ,mr4           
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 
,mr4 ,heck ( ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 & ,mr4
 ,we/]man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !          
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act ) reg>d to ! 
provision ( em]g5cy m$ical s]vices4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,protect+ ,pati5t ,access to ,em]g5cy   
,m$ications ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!
 ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,! use (
 controll$ sub/ances by em]g5cy m$ical  
s]vices ag5cies to adm9i/] m$ical c>e & 
m$ic9es to individuals 9 ! field is     
ess5tial to save lives1 manage pa91 &   
improve heal? outcomes4  7#b7 ,! unique 

nature ( mobile em]g5cy m$ical s]vices  
is unlike o!r heal? c>e s]vices gov]n$  
by ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 9 t x   
requires ! provision ( "t-s5sitive &    
mobile m$ical c>e to individuals )      
critical injuries & illnesses 9 ! field 
& movem5t ( su* individuals to def9itive
 c>e4  7#c7 ,regulatory ov]sight to     
prev5t div]sion %\ld n disrupt ! curr5t 
deliv]y model ( provid+ m$ical c>e to   
individuals by em]g5cy m$ical s]vices   
practition]s "u ! sup]vision ( a        
physician m$ical director4  7#d7 ,su*   
ov]sight %\ld also recognize ! v>iety ( 
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cies includ+  
gov]nm5tal1 nongov]nm5tal1 private1 &   
volunte] em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cies4
  #c4 ,em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ,"p ,c ( !
 ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba        
,u4,s4,c4 #hba et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #cab4 ,em]g5cy     
m$ical s]vices  7a7 ,regi/ration  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,= ! purpose ( enabl+ em]g5cy  
m$ical s]vices practition]s to disp5se  
controll$ sub/ances 9 s*$ule ,,ii1      

,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v to ultimate us]s     
receiv+ em]g5cy m$ical s]vices1 !       
,attorney ,g5]al %all1 at ! reque/ ( !  
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy employ+ su*
 practition]s1 regi/] su* em]g5cy m$ical
 s]vices ag5cy "u section #cjc7;f7 9    
lieu ( regi/]+ ! individual practition]s
 or "o or m m$ical directors ( su*      
ag5cy4  7#b7 ,s+le regi/ration ,9       
regi/]+ an em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy 
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,attorney  
,g5]al %all require a s+le regi/ration  
p] ,/ate1 n a sep>ate regi/ration = ea* 
location ( ! em]g5cy m$ical s]vices     
ag5cy4  7b7 ,m$ical ov]sight ,not)/&+   
section #cji3 7#a7 ,a regi/rant em]g5cy 
m$ical s]vices ag5cy %all h "o or m     
m$ical directors responsible = m$ical   
ov]sight ( ! ag5cy's provision ( em]g5cy
 m$ical s]vices4  7#b7 ,controll$       
sub/ances 9 s*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or
 ,v may be adm9i/]$ by ! em]g5cy m$ical 
s]vices practition]s ( a regi/rant      
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy 9 ! c\rse (
 provid+ em]g5cy m$ical s]vices pursuant

 to a /&+ ord] issu$ by "o or m m$ical  
directors ( su* ag5cy4 ,a regi/rant     
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy %all keep  
any su* /&+ ord] on file & make su* /&+ 
ord] available to ! ,attorney ,g5]al ^u 
! ,attorney ,g5]al's reque/4  7#c7 ,9 ! 
case ( adm9i/]+ a controll$ sub/ance    
pursuant to p>agraph 7#b71 ! m$ical     
directors ( ! regi/rant em]g5cy m$ical  
s]vices ag5cy %all n be requir$--  7,a7 
to be pres5t2 or  7,b7 to provide a     
writt5 or oral prescription ) reg>d to a
 kn[n individual be=e or at ! "t ( su*  
adm9i/]+4  7c7 ,receipt1 movem5t1 &     
/orage ( controll$ sub/ances  7#a7      
,receipt ,! regi/rant em]g5cy m$ical    
s]vices ag5cy-- 7,a7 may receive        
controll$ sub/ances at any location ( ! 
ag5cy designat$ by ! ag5cy = su*        
receipt2 &  7,b7 may n receive controll$
 sub/ances at any location n s          
designat$4  7#b7 ,movem5t & deliv]y ,!  
regi/rant em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy  
may move or deliv] controll$ sub/ances  
)9 ! possession ( su* ag5cy betwe5 any  

locations ( su* ag5cy4 ,a regi/rant     
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy %all n be  
treat$ z a di/ributor ( controll$       
sub/ances "u ?is ,act by reason ( su*   
movem5t or di/ribution4  7#c7 ,/orage   
,su* ag5cy-- 7,a7 may /ore controll$    
sub/ances at any location ( ! ag5cy     
designat$ by ! ag5cy = su* /orage2 &    
7,b7 may n /ore controll$ sub/ances at  
any location n s designat$4  7d7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m
 em]g5cy m$ical s]vices means em]g5cy   
m$ical response1 & em]g5cy mobile m$ical
 s]vices1 provid$ outside ( a m$ical    
facility4  7#b7 ,! t]m em]g5cy m$ical   
s]vices ag5cy means an organization     
provid+ em]g5cy m$ical s]vices1 includ+ 
su* organizations t-- 7,a7 are          
gov]nm5tal 7includ+ fire-bas$ ag5cies71 
nongov]nm5tal 7includ+ hospital-bas$    
ag5cies71 private1 or volunte]-bas$2 &  
7,b7 provide em]g5cy m$ical s]vices by  
gr\nd1 air1 or o!rwise4  7#c7 ,! t]m    
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices practition] means
 a heal? c>e practition] 7includ+ nurse1

 p>am$ic1 or em]g5cy m$ical te*nician7  
lic5s$ or c]tifi$ by a ,/ate & cr$5tial$
 by a m$ical director ( ! respective    
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ag5cy to provide 
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices to individuals )9
 ! scope ( ! practition]'s ,/ate lic5se 
or c]tification4  7#d7 ,! t]m m$ical    
director means a physician provid+      
m$ical ov]sight = an em]g5cy m$ical     
s]vices ag5cy4  7#e7 ,! t]m m$ical      
ov]sight means sup]vision ( m$ical      
op]ations ( an em]g5cy m$ical s]vices   
ag5cy4  7#f7 ,! t]m /&+ ord] means a    
writt5 m$ical protocol 9 :i* a m$ical   
director prescribes 9 advance ! m$ical  
crit]ia to be foll[$ by em]g5cy m$ical  
s]vices practition]s 9 adm9i/]+         
controll$ sub/ances to individuals 9 ne$
 ( em]g5cy m$ical s]vices4  4