Bill to Help Military Medics Become EMTs Passes House

2 Bill to Help Military Medics Become EMTs Passes House

I think this is a good thing.

http://www.emsresponder.com/article/...&siteSection=1
It's all good as long as they are held to the same standard of care/knowledge as civilian trained EMTs.

Sounds good to me, but I would assume that military medics' knowledge base extends pretty well beyond what an EMT-B can do.

My state recently made it easier for nurses and military medics to become EMTs.

This confuses me because I was a medic in the USAF and we all took the NREMT-B. I'm not sure about army medics/navy corpsmen, but I know all USAF 4N0s are EMT-Bs.

I, too, would think they would qualify for higher than an EMT-B. A DOT EMT class only involves 100 hrs of classroom.EMT-B is similar to being a CNA. There is not many job opportunities and pay is minimal. Not sure how this bill is really going to help our former soldiers. Might look good on paper and to the general public, but I really don't think it's going to help too many people.In California though, military corpsmen can sit for the LVN boards and psychiatric tech boards. http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/pdf/method3pt.pdfMethod #3 – Military Applicants.•Submit all documentation listed in Step #1.•In addition you must submit:A.Transcripts or certificate showing completion of an Armed Forces course involving neuropsychiatric nursing and an Armed Forces or civilian course from an accredited school in the care of the developmentally disabled client.B.Proof of having completed at least one year of verified full time paid work experience, including:1.Military service evaluations verifying at least six months in a military clinical facility caring for clients with mental disorders showing the dates of service, wards assigned and duties performed for each assignment, and2.Military or civilian service evaluations verifying at least six months in a military or civilian clinical facility rendering bedside care to clients with developmental disabilities showing the dates of service, wards assigned and duties performed at each assignment.BVNPT - Summary of Requirements for Licensure as a Vocational NurseNursing Service in the Medical Corps of any Branch of the Armed Forces of the United States. This method requires you to:Submit proof of having at least twelve (12) months service on active duty in the medical corps of any of the armed forces rendering bedside patient care. The proof submitted must show date(s) and wards assigned.Submit proof of having completed a basic course of instruction in nursing while in the armed forces.Submit proof that service was honorable (DD-214).Note: A combination of military and nonmilitary experience is not acceptable under this method. Proof of 12th grade education is not required under this method.

I believe the Army also has NREMT recognition.The term EMT may be a catch all word since there are over 50 different titles for "EMT" with each state doing its own thing when it comes to certifications. Some use the NR for testing and some don't. Some still throw in a few other certs in addition to those the NR has exams for. Even the titles "Paramedic" or "EMT-P" are not used in all states. The NR will also have new titles coming out in 2014. The new titles are EMR, EMT (no longer with the "B"), AEMT and Paramedic. This is the actual Bill:http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3199This is excellent news for those coming home from serving in the Military and I really believe they do deserve a break. They will go to the front of the line for the colleges which, like nursing, these programs have a long waiting list. This in turn sends many prospective students to the private votechs that can mass produce faster than the colleges. However, there are now many unemployed EMT-Bs and Paramedics as well as all the inbetween levels because of these programs which can churn out hundreds of new grads in just a few weeks for EMT-Basic and 3 - 6 months for Paramedic.