CHAPTER 13. Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination [1800. - 1857.]
Chapter 13 added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 4.
§§ 1800–1857 · 33 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 1800–1801 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 1810–1820 · 11 sections
- § 1810 Unless otherwise indicated in this chapter, the definitions contained in this article govern the provisions of this chapter.
- § 1811 “Alternate destination facility” means a treatment location that is an authorized mental health facility, as defined in Section 1812 or an authorized sobering…
- § 1812 “Authorized mental health facility” means a facility that is licensed or certified as a mental health treatment facility or a hospital, as defined in…
- § 1813 (a) “Authorized sobering center” means a noncorrectional facility that is staffed at all times with at least one registered nurse, that provides a safe,…
- § 1814 “Community paramedic” means a paramedic licensed under this division who has completed the curriculum for community paramedic training adopted pursuant to…
- § 1815 (a) “Community paramedicine program” means a program developed by a local EMS agency and approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority to provide…
- § 1816 “Community paramedicine provider” means an advanced life support provider authorized by a local EMS agency to provide advanced life support who has entered…
- § 1817 “Public agency” means a city, county, city and county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state that provides first response services,…
- § 1818 “Triage paramedic” means a paramedic licensed under this division who has completed the curriculum for triage paramedic services adopted pursuant to paragraph…
- § 1819 (a) “Triage to alternate destination program” means a program developed by a local EMS agency and approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority to…
- § 1820 “Triage to alternate destination provider” means an advanced life support provider authorized by a local EMS agency to provide advanced life support triage…
ARTICLE 3. State Administration §§ 1825–1836 · 8 sections
- § 1825 On or before March 1, 2021, the director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority shall establish a community paramedicine and triage to alternate…
- § 1830 (a) The Emergency Medical Services Authority shall develop, and after approval by the commission, shall adopt regulations and establish minimum standards for…
- § 1831 Regulations adopted by the Emergency Medical Services Authority pursuant to Section 1830 relating to a triage to alternate destination program shall include…
- § 1832 (a) The Emergency Medical Services Authority shall develop and periodically review and update the minimum medical protocols applicable to each community…
- § 1833 (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the Emergency Medical Services Authority shall submit an annual report on the community…
- § 1834 (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before April 1, 2028, the Emergency Medical Services Authority shall submit a final report on…
- § 1835 (a) The Emergency Medical Services Authority shall review a local EMS agency’s proposed community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program using…
- § 1836 (a) A community paramedicine pilot program approved under the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s Health Workforce Pilot Project No. 173…
ARTICLE 4. Local Administration §§ 1840–1843 · 4 sections
- § 1840 A local EMS agency may develop a community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program that is consistent with the Emergency Medical Services…
- § 1841 A local EMS agency that elects to develop a community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program shall do all of the following: (a) Integrate the…
- § 1842 In addition to the requirements of Section 1841, a local EMS agency that elects to develop a community paramedicine program shall do both of the following: (a)…
- § 1843 In addition to the requirements of Section 1841, a local EMS agency that elects to develop a triage to alternate destination program shall do all of the…
ARTICLE 5. Miscellaneous §§ 1850–1857 · 8 sections
- § 1850 A community paramedicine pilot program approved under the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s Health Workforce Pilot Project No. 173 before…
- § 1851 A person or organization shall not provide community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination services or represent, advertise, or otherwise imply that…
- § 1852 A community paramedic shall provide community paramedicine services only if the community paramedic has been certified and accredited to perform those services…
- § 1853 A triage paramedic shall provide triage to alternate destination services only if the triage paramedic has been certified and accredited to perform those…
- § 1854 The disciplinary procedures for a community paramedic or triage paramedic shall be consistent with subdivision (d) of Section 1797.194.
- § 1855 Entering into an agreement to be a community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination provider pursuant to this chapter shall not alter or otherwise…
- § 1856 The liability provisions described in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 1799.100) apply to this chapter.
- § 1857 This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.