AB 1558: Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.

This bill would establish the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, which aims to create a system for registering volunteer healthcare professionals to provide aid during emergencies and disasters. The system would require registration with the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) and would be capable of supplying EMSA with information about the volunteer's licensure in other states or territories. A registered volunteer healthcare practitioner would be authorized to provide limited health services during an emergency, but would be subject to scope-of-practice standards and limitations set by the EMSA and applicable licensing boards. The bill would also provide for coordination between the EMSA, host entities, and the Office of Emergency Services. Volunteer healthcare practitioners would be considered agents or employees of the state for the purpose of workers' co…