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This PEI bill updates ambulance services law by replacing 'emergency medical technician' with 'paramedic' and removing the requirement for operators to retain a medical advisor.
Key Changes
- Replaces all uses of 'emergency medical technician' with 'paramedic' throughout the Act
- Removes the legal requirement for ambulance operators to retain a medical advisor
- Gives the Director authority to issue directives and reporting requirements directly to operators
- Updates the regulatory body reference to the College of Paramedicine of Prince Edward Island
- Removes gendered language, replacing 'his or her' with gender-neutral terms
- Clarifies that operators cannot employ or permit non-paramedics to practise paramedicine
Gotchas
- Removing the medical advisor requirement means operators no longer need a physician overseeing clinical protocols, with that oversight role shifting to a government Director instead.
- The bill reflects that paramedics are now regulated under the broader Regulated Health Professions Act, meaning their professional standards are set through that framework rather than a standalone act.
- The Director's new directive and reporting powers are broad and defined in general terms, with specific scope to be determined through how the Director exercises that authority in practice.
Who's Affected
- Paramedics working in Prince Edward Island
- Ambulance service operators in PEI
- Medical advisors previously required by ambulance operators
- The College of Paramedicine of Prince Edward Island
- The provincial Director of ambulance services
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Gotchas
- Removing the medical advisor requirement means operators no longer need a physician overseeing clinical protocols, with that oversight role shifting to a government Director instead.
- The bill reflects that paramedics are now regulated under the broader Regulated Health Professions Act, meaning their professional standards are set through that framework rather than a standalone act.
- The Director's new directive and reporting powers are broad and defined in general terms, with specific scope to be determined through how the Director exercises that authority in practice.
Summary
This bill amends Prince Edward Island's Ambulance Services Act to modernize the language and structure of the law. The most significant change is replacing all references to 'emergency medical technician' with 'paramedic,' reflecting that paramedics are now regulated under the Regulated Health Professions Act and the Paramedics Regulations rather than the older Emergency Medical Technicians Act. The bill also removes the requirement for ambulance service operators to hire and retain a medical advisor. Instead, a Director will have the authority to issue written directives and reporting requirements directly to operators. This shifts oversight responsibility from medical advisors to a government-appointed Director. Additional changes include removing gendered language (replacing 'his or her' with neutral terms), updating references to the regulatory body overseeing paramedics (now the College of Paramedicine of Prince Edward Island), and clarifying that operators cannot allow unqualified people to practise paramedicine.
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