Testimony in support of H.2376, An Act permitting ambulances to transport patients to urgent care centers

MAMH's testimony in support of H.2376, An Act permitting ambulances to transport patients to urgent care centers. H.2376 would amend Section 2 of General Laws Chapter 111C regarding the responsibilities of the statewide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system, to insert a new subsection. Subsection (17) would permit, in “situations determined as non‐emergent,” the transportation of patients directly to a clinic, as defined in by the state public health statute, including an urgent care center, instead of to an emergency department (ED).