IN THE FIRESTONE SENATE
May 14, 2023
A Bill to Fix Oversights Regarding EMS Forcible Transports
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1 - SEVERABILITY & ENACTMENT
(a) Should any part of this act be struck down and/or declared unenforceable, then that part shall be severed with the rest remaining in full force and effect unless all is struck down and/or declared unenforceable.
(b) Upon the completion of the constitutionally required processes, this act shall enter into effect immediately.
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
(a) An Act to Allow EMS to Forcibly Transport Certain Patients (R) shall be defined as “An Act to Allow EMS to Forcibly Transport Certain Patients (R)”.
SECTION 3 - AMENDMENTS
(a) Section 3(a5) of An Act to Allow EMS to Forcibly Transport Certain Patients (R) currently states: " (a5) the patient is transported in a vehicle that is equipped with an emergency lighting system (it does not have to be activated) or a vehicle that is operated by a medical unit in the Firestone National Guard; and"
(a1) Section 3(a5) of An Act to Allow EMS to Forcibly Transport Certain Patients (R) shall be amended to state: " (a5) the patient is transported in a vehicle that is equipped with an emergency lighting system (it does not have to be activated), a vehicle that is operated by a medical unit in the Firestone National Guard, or a helicopter that is operated by the Firestone State Patrol or the Firestone National Guard; and"
(b) The section 3(b) of An Act to Allow EMS to Forcibly Transport Certain Patients (R) that currently states: “(b) If a medically certified individual forcibly transports a patient after being ordered or approved to do so by an approved individual when the patient does not meet criteria in Section 3a1 of this legislation, they shall still be afforded the exemptions prescribed in Section 3 of this legislation unless” shall be retitled to section 3(b1) and shall now state: “(b1) If a medically certified individual forcibly transports a patient after being ordered or approved to do so by an approved individual when the patient does not meet criteria in Section 3a1 of this legislation, they shall still be afforded the exemptions prescribed in Section 3 of this legislation unless”
CHIEF-SPONSOR
Mega_Goalie16, Senator