ARTICLE 5. Personnel

Article 5 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.

§§ 1797.160–1797.197a · 32 sections

§ 1797.160 No owner of a publicly or privately owned ambulance shall permit the operation of the ambulance in emergency service unless the attendant on duty therein, or,…
§ 1797.161 (a) By January 1, 2027, a public safety agency that provides “911” call processing services for emergency medical response shall provide prearrival medical…
§ 1797.165 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as CAL-FIRE pursuant to Section 701.6 of the Public Resources…
§ 1797.170 (a) The authority shall develop and, after approval by the commission pursuant to Section 1799.50, adopt regulations for the training and scope of practice for…
§ 1797.171 (a) The authority shall develop, and after approval of the commission pursuant to Section 1799.50, shall adopt, minimum standards for the training and scope of…
§ 1797.172 (a) The authority shall develop and, after approval by the commission pursuant to Section 1799.50, adopt minimum standards for the training and scope of…
§ 1797.173 The authority shall assure that all training programs for EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P are located in an approved licensed hospital or an educational institution…
§ 1797.174 In consultation with the commission, the Emergency Medical Directors Association of California, and other affected constituencies, the authority shall develop…
§ 1797.175 The authority shall establish the standards for continuing education and shall designate the examinations for certification and recertification of all…
§ 1797.176 The authority shall establish the minimum standards for the policies and procedures necessary for medical control of the EMS system.
§ 1797.177 No individual shall hold himself or herself out to be an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or paramedic unless that individual is currently certified as such by the local…
§ 1797.178 No person or organization shall provide advanced life support or limited advanced life support unless that person or organization is an authorized part of the…
§ 1797.179 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and to the extent federal financial participation is available, any city, county or special district providing…
§ 1797.180 No agency, public or private, shall advertise or disseminate information to the public that the agency provides EMT-II or EMT-P rescue or ambulance services…
§ 1797.181 The authority may, by regulation, prescribe standardized insignias or emblems for patches which may be affixed to the clothing of an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P.
§ 1797.182 All ocean, public beach, and public swimming pool lifeguards and all firefighters in this state, except those whose duties are primarily clerical or…
§ 1797.183 All peace officers described in Section 13518 of the Penal Code, except those whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative, shall be trained to…
§ 1797.184 The authority shall develop and, after approval by the commission pursuant to Section 1799.50, adopt all of the following: (a) Guidelines for disciplinary…
§ 1797.185 (a) The authority shall establish criteria for the statewide recognition of the licensure of EMT-P personnel in the basic scope of practice of those personnel.…
§ 1797.186 All persons described in Sections 1797.170, 1797.171, 1797.172, 1797.182, and 1797.183, whether volunteers, partly paid, or fully paid, shall be entitled to…
§ 1797.187 A peace officer as described in Section 830.1, subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, or subdivision (g) of Section 830.3 of the Penal Code, while in the service of…
§ 1797.188 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Prehospital emergency medical care person or personnel” means any of the following: an authorized registered nurse or mobile…
§ 1797.189 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Chief medical examiner-coroner” means the chief medical examiner or the coroner as referred to in subdivision (m) of Section…
§ 1797.190 The authority may establish minimum standards for the training and use of automatic external defibrillators.
§ 1797.191 (a) The authority shall establish minimum standards for the training in pediatric first aid, pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and preventive…
§ 1797.192 On or before July 1, 1991, the authority shall adopt standards for a standard statewide scope of practice which shall be utilized for the training and…
§ 1797.193 (a) By July 1, 1992, existing firefighters in this state shall complete a course on the nature of sudden infant death syndrome taught by experts in the field…
§ 1797.194 The purpose of this section is to provide for the state licensure of EMT-P personnel. Notwithstanding any provision of law, including, but not limited to,…
§ 1797.195 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P may provide emergency medical care pursuant to this section in the…
§ 1797.196 (a) For purposes of this section, “AED” or “defibrillator” means an automated external defibrillator. (b) (1) In order to ensure public safety, a person or…
§ 1797.197 (a) The authority shall establish training and standards for all prehospital emergency medical care personnel, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a)…
§ 1797.197a (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Anaphylaxis” means a potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity or allergic…