S. 218 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 218 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015Mr. Enzi (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act of 2015. 2. Grants for emergency medical services personnel training for veterans Section 330J(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–15(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (9) furnish coursework and training to veterans to enable such veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements, as determined by the appropriate State regulatory entity, except that in providing such coursework and training, such entity shall take into account previous medical coursework and training received when such veterans were members of the Armed Forces on active duty. .