Bill Text: CA AB2973 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2973

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Bill Title: Emergency services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-18 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB2973 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2973-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2973

Introduced by Assembly Member Hart

February 16, 2024

An act to amend Section 1797.201 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2973, as introduced, Hart. Emergency services.

Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, governs local emergency medical services (EMS) systems and authorizes each county to develop an EMS program and designate a local EMS agency. Existing law requires a county to enter into a written agreement with a city or fire district that contracted for or provided prehospital EMS as of June 1, 1980. Existing law requires, until that written agreement is reached, prehospital EMS to be continued at not less than the existing level and the administration of prehospital EMS by cities and fire districts contracting for or providing those services as of June 1, 1980, to be retained by those cities and fire districts, as specified.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 1797.201 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

1797.201.

(a) Upon the request of a city or fire district that contracted for or ~~provided, as of June 1, 1980,~~ provided prehospital emergency medical ~~services,~~ services as of June 1, 1980, a county shall enter into a written agreement with the city or fire district regarding the provision of prehospital emergency medical services for ~~that~~ the city or fire district. Until ~~such time that~~ an agreement is reached, prehospital emergency medical services shall be continued at not less than the existing level, and the administration of prehospital EMS by ~~cities and fire districts~~ a city or fire district presently providing ~~such~~ those services shall be retained by ~~those cities and fire districts,~~ the city or fire district, except the level of prehospital EMS may be reduced ~~where~~ if the city ~~council, or~~ council or the governing body of ~~a fire district, pursuant to a public hearing, determines that the reduction is necessary.~~ the fire district determines that the reduction is necessary, following a public meeting.

~~Notwithstanding~~

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this ~~section the provisions of~~ section, the requirements of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1798) shall ~~apply.~~ apply to this section.