The regulatory evolution of paramedic practice in Australia

Dominique Moritz

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The regulatory evolution of paramedic practice in Australia

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The regulatory evolution of paramedic practice in Australia

Dominique Moritz

Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol.25(3), pp.765-781

2018

PMID: 29978666

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Law and Legal Studies

Medical and Health Sciences

Philosophy and Religious Studies

regulation

health

public policy

paramedics

Australian paramedics have always been regulated as an occupation despite a significant regulatory evolution occurring in their discipline. Paramedics have progressed from stretcher-bearers, ambulance drivers, ambulance officers and finally to paramedics. However, as the paramedic discipline evolved, paramedicine's regulatory framework remained self-regulatory through employer governance which does not reflect the professionalised role of paramedics in society. The final step in securing professional regulation for paramedics is co-regulation under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Due to recent legislative amendments, paramedics will become a registered health profession in 2018. This article details the regulatory evolution of paramedic practice in Australia and how paramedicine has evolved beyond the current employer-based regulation to professional health practitioner regulation warranting a statutory framework of governance.

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Title: The regulatory evolution of paramedic practice in Australia
Authors: Dominique Moritz (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol.25(3), pp.765-781
Publisher: Lawbook Co.
Date published: 2018
ISSN: 1320-159X
PMID: 29978666
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451410102621
Output Type: Journal article

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