Legislation

The long-awaited Community Paramedicine / Mobile Integrated Healthcare Bill was read for the first time before the Wisconsin Assembly at the State Capitol on March 17, and then referred to the Committee on Health.  The bill is sponsored by Rep. Amy Loudenbeck.  Wisconsin's fire and EMS stakeholder groups, to include PAAW, have worked diligently the past three or more years on drafting the bill.  >> Click for the Community Paramedicine Bill (AB151).

According to PAAW President Patrick Ryan, "PAAW, along with State stakeholders have worked long and hard to get this important legislation to this point. We are optimistic about support throughout the state for the establishment of a framework for the development of Community Paramedic programs across the state".

The Community Paramedicine Bill, known in the Assembly as AB151, now moves to the Committee on Health for review and public comment.  The first public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, starting at 10:00 AM in room 225 Northwest.  >> Click for the Committee on Health's public hearing agenda.
Upcoming Podcast on Community Paramedicine - Tuesday, March 28 at 9:00 a.m.

The next EMS Live in Wisconsin podcast on Tuesday, March 28, is dedicated to Community Paramedicine.  Guests include Minnesota Ambulance Association Legislative Lobbyist Buck McAlpin and PAAW President Patrick Ryan.  Listen live by calling 646-929-1081, or on the internet at this link >> http://tobtr.com/9900319.  The program is broadcast live from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Minnesota is a leading state in Community Paramedicine, with its bill signed into law in 2011.  McAlpin was instrumental in the bill passing in Minnesota, and has consulted with PAAW and other ambulance services in Wisconsin intending to deliver Community Paramedicine in the badger state.  McAlpin's employer, North Memorial Medical Center, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, offered a two-day class in September 2015 for Wisconsin's ambulance services and other healthcare providers to review their operation and stats, to meet those delivering out-of-hospital Community Paramedicine care, and help these organizations begin to lay the groundwork for Community Paramedicine in their own community.