Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2481.1 – A. Any municipality subject to the provisions of this Part may, in accordance with this Section, establish within the fire department an emergency medical services division. Assignments to
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2481.1
- Board: means the municipal fire and police civil service board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- Classified service: means every appointive office and position of trust or employment in the municipal government which has as its primary duty one of the functions specifically set forth to be included in the classified service by the provisions of this Part; and excludes all elective and appointive offices and positions of trust or employment which have a primary duty specifically set forth to be included in the unclassified service by the provisions of this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Position: means any office and employment in the municipal fire and police services, the duties of which call for services to be rendered by one person. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- Promotion: means a change of an employee in the classified service from a position of one class to a position of a higher class which generally affords increased responsibilities and pay. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
A. Any municipality subject to the provisions of this Part may, in accordance with this Section, establish within the fire department an emergency medical services division. Assignments to the division shall be made from within the classified service. The local fire and police civil service board shall prescribe qualifications for positions within the division and the office of state examiner shall prepare and administer a competitive test for the entrance level position in the division. All positions in the division above the entrance level shall be by promotion in accordance with the other provisions of this Part based upon promotional tests prepared and administered by the office of state examiner to determine fitness for such promotional positions as such positions are described by the rules adopted by the fire and police civil service board. No person shall be admitted to a test for any position in the emergency medical services division who does not hold as a minimum a certificate as a “Certified Emergency Medical Technician – Basic” as that term is defined in La. Rev. Stat. 40:1131.
B. A fire and police civil service board may by rule require that any person assigned to emergency medical services division shall maintain minimum certification as a “Certified Emergency Medical Technician – Basic” as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 40:1131. Any person not maintaining such certification shall be returned to the position that he occupied in the classified service prior to his assignment to the emergency medical services division in accordance with the other provisions of this Part.
C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit any municipality, parish, or fire protection district from establishing an emergency medical services division, department, or other agency rendering such services outside of the fire department without compliance with the provisions of this Section. However, a fire department may provide advance life support and emergency medical services without creating a separate division for that purpose.
Acts 1985, No. 998, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.