SCS/SB 1248 - Under this act, any emergency medical services provider licensed under certain provisions of state law shall be considered a health care professional for purposes of liability and disclosure of materials produced by a peer review committee. Any quality improvement or quality assurance activity required by such licensed individuals shall be considered an activity of a peer review committee.

This provision is substantially similar to SB 351 (2023) and substantially similar to SB 1059 (2022), HB 2109 (2022), HB 2854 (2022), and provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SB 690 (2022).

This act modifies the definition of a "health care professional" in the context of peer review committees and associated immunities from civil liabilities by adding physician assistants.

This provision is identical to HB 2406 (2024).

SARAH HASKINS