Bipartisan bills would allow 17-year-olds in Michigan to receive EMT license with parent permission
Michigan lawmakers are considering bipartisan bills to lower the minimum age for EMT licensing to 17 with parental permission. House Bills 5488 and 5489 aim to address the state's shortage of emergency medical personnel. The House Health Policy Committee recently met to discuss the proposed legislation.
As Michigan reckons with a shortage of emergency medical personnel, a pair of lawmakers are looking to help grow the number of emergency medical technicians by tweaking the age requirements for an EMT license. Members of the House Health Policy Committee met on Wednesday to consider House Bills 5488 and 5489, introduced by Reps. Angela […]
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