SB 76 was amended to include language that requires criminal background checks for the initial certification of EMS personnel.  This requirement will not apply to EMS personnel currently certified.  This legislation changes the way that the Georgia Trauma Commission distributes funds during the first two fiscal years that funds are appropriated. It also allows EMS to receive payment for uncompensated care for transporting trauma patients to any medical facility, currently patients must be transported to a trauma center for EMS to receive payment.