§ 33:2481.1 — Emergency medical services

Louisiana § 33:2481.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 33: Municipalities and Parishes

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§2481.1. Emergency medical services
A. Any municipality subject to the provisions of this Part may, in
accordance with this Section, establish within the fire department an
emergency medical services division. Assignments to the division shall be
made from within the classified service. The local fire and police civil service
board shall prescribe qualifications for positions within the division and the
office of state examiner shall prepare and administer a competitive test for the
entrance level position in the division. All positions in the division above the
entrance level shall be by promotion in accordance with the other provisions
of this Part based upon promotional tests prepared and administered by the
office of state examiner to determine fitness for such promotional positions as
such positions are described by the rules adopted by the fire and police civil
service board. No person shall be admitted to a test for any position in the
emergency medical services division who does not hold as a minimum a
certificate as a "Certified Emergency Medical Technician - Basic" as that term
is defined in R.S. 40:1131.
B. A fire and police civil service board may by rule require that any
person assigned to emergency medical services division shall maintain
minimum certification as a "Certified Emergency Medical Technician - Basic"
as provided in R.S. 40:1131. Any person not maintaining such certification
shall be returned to the position that he occupied in the classified service prior
to his assignment to the emergency medical services division in accordance
with the other provisions of this Part.
C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit any
municipality, parish, or fire protection district from establishing an emergency
medical services division, department, or other agency rendering such services
outside of the fire department without compliance with the provisions of this
Section. However, a fire department may provide advance life support and
emergency medical services without creating a separate division for that
purpose.

Legislative History

Acts 1985, No. 998, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.