Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians; allow at 17 years of age. Amends sec. 20950 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20950). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5489'26
bill electronically reproduced 01/29/2026
Summary
The measure amends the public health code to permit individuals as young as 17 to be licensed as medical first responders, EMTs, EMT‑specialists, paramedics or EMS instructor‑coordinators, provided they meet the existing education, examination and experience standards. It retains the current fee schedule, exam requirements and three‑year license term, and its effect is contingent on the companion bill HB 5489 also becoming law. The change expands the pool of eligible emergency‑medical personnel.
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