SB3077 HD1

Report Title:

Emergency Medical Services; Alcohol, Substance Abuse Policy

 

Description:

Requires DOH to include in standards for EMS services, standards requiring ambulance service providers licensed by the state to establish and maintain an alcohol and substance abuse policy and wellness program for employees that is comparable to those holding commercial drivers' licenses. Subjects the alcohol and substance abuse policy to negotiations if the policy is to be applied to employees covered under collective bargaining agreement. (SB3077 HD1)

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3077
TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to emergency medical services.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 321-226, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§321-226[]] Emergency medical services and systems, standards. The department of health shall establish standards for emergency medical services and for emergency medical service systems consistent with the state system and applicable federal guidelines for [such] those services[.], including a requirement that ambulance service providers licensed by the State establish and maintain an alcohol and substance abuse policy and employee wellness program for employees that the department of health deems equivalent to, or exceeds the provisions of the safety and health standards established by the United States Department of Transportation for holders of commercial driver's licenses; provided that this alcohol and substance abuse policy is subject to negotiations if this policy is to be applied to employees covered under collective bargaining agreements. In the event the standards are determined or regulated by any other law, or by applicable federal guidelines, standards required to be set by this section shall be at least equivalent to or exceed the other state and federal standards."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.