1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act of 2015”.
Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act of 2015
A BILL
To facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans.
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 “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(9) furnish coursework and training to veterans to enable such veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements, as determined by the appropriate State regulatory entity, except that in providing such coursework and training, such entity shall take into account previous medical coursework and training received when such veterans were members of the Armed Forces on active duty.”