CHAPTER 2. Definitions [1797.50. - 1797.97.]
Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.
§§ 1797.50–1797.97 · 31 sections
- § 1797.50 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the provisions of this division.
- § 1797.52 “Advanced life support” means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital emergency medical care, including, but not limited to,…
- § 1797.53 “Alternative base station” means a facility or service operated and directly supervised by, or directly supervised by, a physician and surgeon who is trained…
- § 1797.54 “Authority” means the Emergency Medical Services Authority established by this division.
- § 1797.56 “Authorized registered nurse,” “mobile intensive care nurse,” or “MICN” means a registered nurse who is functioning pursuant to Section 2725 of the Business…
- § 1797.58 “Base hospital” means one of a limited number of hospitals which, upon designation by the local EMS agency and upon the completion of a written contractual…
- § 1797.59 “Base hospital physician” or “BHP” means a physician and surgeon who is currently licensed in California, who is assigned to the emergency department of a base…
- § 1797.60 “Basic life support” means emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures which, as a minimum, include recognizing respiratory and cardiac…
- § 1797.61 (a) “Certificate” or “license” means a specific document issued to an individual denoting competence in the named area of prehospital service. (b) “Certificate…
- § 1797.62 “Certifying entity” means a public safety agency or the office of the State Fire Marshal if the agency has a training program for EMT-I personnel that is…
- § 1797.63 “Certifying examination” or “examination for certification” means an examination designated by the authority for a specific level of prehospital emergency…
- § 1797.64 “Commission” means the Commission on Emergency Medical Services created pursuant to the provisions of Section 1799.
- § 1797.66 “Competency based curriculum” means a curriculum in which specific objectives are defined for each of the separate skills taught in training programs with…
- § 1797.67 “Designated facility” means a hospital which has been designated by a local EMS agency to perform specified emergency medical services systems functions…
- § 1797.68 “Director” means the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
- § 1797.70 “Emergency” means a condition or situation in which an individual has a need for immediate medical attention, or where the potential for such need is perceived…
- § 1797.72 “Emergency medical services” means the services utilized in responding to a medical emergency.
- § 1797.74 “Emergency medical services area” or “EMS area” means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of the designated local EMS agency.
- § 1797.76 “Emergency medical services plan” means a plan for the delivery of emergency medical services consistent with state guidelines addressing the components listed…
- § 1797.78 “Emergency medical services system” or “system” means a specially organized arrangement which provides for the personnel, facilities, and equipment for the…
- § 1797.80 “Emergency Medical Technician-I” or “EMT-I” means an individual trained in all facets of basic life support according to standards prescribed by this part and…
- § 1797.82 “Emergency Medical Technician-II,” “EMT-II,” “Advanced Emergency Medical Technician,” or “Advanced EMT” means an EMT-I with additional training in limited…
- § 1797.84 “Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic,” “EMT-P,” “paramedic” or “mobile intensive care paramedic” means an individual whose scope of practice to provide…
- § 1797.85 “Exclusive operating area” means an EMS area or subarea defined by the emergency medical services plan for which a local EMS agency, upon the recommendation of…
- § 1797.86 “Health systems agency” means a health systems agency as defined in subsection (a) of Section 300( l)-1 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
- § 1797.88 “Hospital” means an acute care hospital licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2, with a permit for basic emergency service or an…
- § 1797.90 “Medical control” means the medical management of the emergency medical services system pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1798).
- § 1797.92 “Limited advanced life support” means special service designed to provide prehospital emergency medical care limited to techniques and procedures that exceed…
- § 1797.94 “Local EMS agency” means the agency, department, or office having primary responsibility for administration of emergency medical services in a county and which…
- § 1797.95 “Mobile stroke unit” means a multijurisdictional mobile facility that serves as an emergency response critical care ambulance under the direction and approval…
- § 1797.97 “Poison control center” or “PCC” means a hospital-based facility or other facility which, as a minimum, provides information and advice regarding the…