On April 1, 2006, Section 20173a(1) of the Public Health Code was enacted.  This section of the Public Health Code provides guidelines relevant to criminal convictions and individuals that are employed, independently contracted with, or granted clinical privileges and regularly have direct access to or provide direct services to patients or residents of a nursing home, county medical care facility, hospice, hospital that provides swing bed services, home for the aged, or home health agency. 

The Department of Community Health, EMS & Trauma Systems Section, has adopted these guidelines into our policies and procedures relevant to individuals with a criminal conviction and either are applying for a license as emergency medical services personnel or are currently licensed.  These guidelines are intended to assist the department in making a determination to deny an application for licensure, or to take enforcement action against a current emergency medical services personnel license.  Each application or case is reviewed on an individual basis and a determination will not be made until all facts are presented.

Section 20173a(1) of the Public Health Code