The department shall design and establish specialized curricula for personnel who respond routinely to emergencies. The board of county commissioners may select from the various curricula available those courses meeting the minimum requirements established by said board. The department shall distribute the curricula and teaching aids to training institutions and hospitals upon request from a […]
Emergency medical service providers employed or utilized in connection with an ambulance service shall meet the qualifications established, by resolution, by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the ambulance is based in order to be certified or licensed. For ambulance drivers, the minimum requirements include the possession of a valid driver’s […]
Repealed. The executive director or chief medical officer shall regulate the acts emergency medical service providers are authorized to perform subject to the medical direction of a licensed physician. The executive director or chief medical officer, after considering the advice and recommendations of the advisory council, shall adopt and revise rules, as necessary, regarding the […]
On or before January 1, 2018, the board shall adopt rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for community paramedics including standards for: The department’s issuance of an endorsement in community paramedicine to an emergency medical service provider; Verifying an emergency medical service provider’s competency to be endorsed as a community paramedic. […]
The department is authorized to establish a program to improve the quality of emergency care to pediatric patients throughout the state, including a component to address public awareness of pediatric emergencies and injury prevention. The department is authorized to receive contributions, grants, donations, or funds from any public or private entity to be expended for […]
The department may administer oaths, take affirmations of witnesses, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all relevant records and documents to investigate alleged misconduct by certified or licensed emergency medical service providers. Upon failure of a witness to comply with a subpoena, the department may apply to a […]
There is hereby created within the department, as a type 2 entity under the direction of the director, the emergency medical practice advisory council, referred to in this part 2 as the “advisory council”. The advisory council is responsible for advising the department regarding the appropriate scope of practice for emergency medical service providers certified […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Clinical setting” means a health facility licensed or certified by the department pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a). “In-scope tasks and procedures” means tasks and procedures performed by an emergency medical service provider within the emergency medical service provider’s scope of practice. “Interfacility transport” means the […]
As a condition of initial certification or licensure and certification or licensure renewal, every applicant shall pay to the department, at the time of application, two dollars and fifty-five cents. This amount may be adjusted on January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter by the board to reflect: Changes in the United States department of labor, […]
When a peace officer is present at the scene of an emergency, an emergency medical service provider authorized to administer ketamine in a prehospital setting shall only administer ketamine if the provider has: Weighed the individual to ensure accurate dosage. If the emergency medical service provider is unable to weigh the individual, the emergency medical […]
Beginning January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report on the statewide use of ketamine by emergency medical service providers and any complications that arise out of such use to the house of representatives judiciary committee, the house of representatives public and behavioral health and human services committee, the […]
