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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State Rep.
Mike Sturla |
State
Rep. Deberah Kula |
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Democratic Policy
Committee to hold public hearing on
EMS
Certification Regulations Wednesday in Uniontown
UNIONTOWN,
Aug. 20 – House
Democratic Policy Chairman Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster, announced today that the committee
will hold a public hearing about recent regulations regarding Emergency Medical
Service certification from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Penn State Fayette's Eberly
Campus, Williams Building, Swimmer Hall, One University Drive, Uniontown.
State Rep. Deberah Kula, D-Fayette/Westmoreland, requested the hearing
and will serve as co-chair. The hearing will focus on new national
certification requirements set to take effect in 2013, under which Pennsylvania
could lose control of paramedic training and testing and the cost of becoming a
paramedic could increase eight times, from $2,500 to $20,000.
Kula said
most of the Emergency Medical Services training institutes in southwestern
Pennsylvania oppose the new certification process, which will fall under the
auspices of the Texas-based Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs
for the Emergency Medical Professions (CoAEMSP). The
Pa. Department of Health currently oversees this training.
The current
hearing agenda is:
·
2
p.m. – Welcome and opening remarks
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2:10
p.m. – Panel one:
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Dr.
Cataldo Corrado, chairman,
Fayette County Emergency Medical Services Council
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William
Groft, director of operations, Mutual Aid Ambulance
Service
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2:50
p.m. – Panel two:
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Richard
Adobato, chief of operations, Fayette Emergency
Medical Service
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Ted
Mellor, director, Penn State Fayette’s Center for Community and Public Safety
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3:30
p.m. – Public Comments
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4
p.m. – Closing remarks
The
hearing is open to the public and media coverage is invited.
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### CONTACT: Jim Dawes House Democratic Policy Committee Email: jdawes@pahouse.net |