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Last action · September 15, 2025: Referred to HealthSponsors: Kellie Deeter and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio House Bill 398 allows emergency medical technicians of all certification levels to perform nonemergency medical services in any area of a hospital, provided the services align with hospital-delineated privileges and appropriate medical supervision.
Expands the permitted scope of hospital duties for EMTs, EMT-intermediates, and paramedics, allowing them to take vital signs, transport patients who need continuous monitoring, and place intravenous or s outside of emergency departments.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Emergency medical technician-basics
Their permitted scope of nonemergency duties within hospital facilities is expanded to include vital sign collection and patient transport across any hospital area.
Emergency medical technician-paramedics
They gain authorization to perform nonemergency services throughout any hospital area, including placing intravenous or intraosseous lines.
Hospitals
They are given the authority to delineate privileges allowing EMTs, EMT-intermediates, and paramedics to perform nonemergency medical services across any hospital area.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can EMTs perform nonemergency medical services under this bill?
Can basic EMTs place intravenous lines anywhere in the hospital?
Are EMTs allowed to perform nonemergency procedures outside of a hospital setting?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Sep 15, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Health
- Jul 24, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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