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Emergency Services Access Act

USA116th CongressHR-8272| House 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins

Republican Representative

Louisiana

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Emergency Services Access Ac t This bill establishes a new criminal offense for preventing emergency medical technicians assigned to ambulances or other emergency vehicles from providing medical care. It also makes it a criminal offense to block an emergency vehicle that is transporting an individual in need of treatment from a hospital entrance. An individual who engages in this conduct is subject to criminal penalties--a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. If death results, the prison term may be for any term of years or for life.
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 16, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Criminal procedure and sentencingEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth facilities and institutions

Emergency Services Access Act

USA116th CongressHR-8272| House 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Emergency Services Access Ac t This bill establishes a new criminal offense for preventing emergency medical technicians assigned to ambulances or other emergency vehicles from providing medical care. It also makes it a criminal offense to block an emergency vehicle that is transporting an individual in need of treatment from a hospital entrance. An individual who engages in this conduct is subject to criminal penalties--a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. If death results, the prison term may be for any term of years or for life.
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 16, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins

Republican Representative

Louisiana

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth facilities and institutions