Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act”.
Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans.
Sec. 2 Grants for Emergency Medical Services Personnel Training for Veterans
Section 330J(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–15(c)) is amended—
in paragraph (7), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(9) provide to military veterans required coursework and training that take into account, and are not duplicative of, previous medical coursework and training received when such veterans were active members of the Armed Forces, to enable such veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements, as determined by the appropriate State regulatory entity.”