401.465 – 911 public safety telecommunicator certification.
401.465 911 public safety telecommunicator certification.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “911 public safety telecommunicator” means a public safety dispatcher or 911 operator whose duties and responsibilities include the answering, receiving, transferring, and dispatching functions related to 911 calls; dispatching law enforcement officers, fire rescue services, emergency medical services, and other public safety services […]
401.2916 – Educational campaign.
401.2916 Educational campaign.—The Department of Health shall implement an educational campaign to inform any person who acquires an automated external defibrillator device of the scope and limitations of the immunity from liability provided under s. 768.1325. History.—s. 5, ch. 2006-125; s. 2, ch. 2006-206.
401.45 – Denial of emergency treatment; civil liability.
401.45 Denial of emergency treatment; civil liability.— (1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person may not be denied needed prehospital treatment or transport from any licensee for an emergency medical condition. (b) A person may not be denied treatment for any emergency medical condition that will deteriorate from a failure to provide such treatment at any […]
401.30 – Records.
401.30 Records.— (1) Each licensee must maintain accurate records of emergency calls on forms that contain such information as is required by the department. These records must be available for inspection by the department at any reasonable time, and copies thereof must be furnished to the department upon request. The department shall give each licensee notice of […]
401.31 – Inspection and examination.
401.31 Inspection and examination.— (1) In order to carry out the requirements of this part, the department shall periodically and randomly inspect licensees for compliance with the requirements of this part and departmental rules. The department shall conduct inspections without impeding patient care. (2) The department shall, in the course of the inspections provided for in subsection (1), […]
401.321 – Transferability of license; effect of sale, transfer, assignment, or lease of service.
401.321 Transferability of license; effect of sale, transfer, assignment, or lease of service.— (1) Each license is valid only for the licensee to whom it is issued and is not subject to sale, assignment, or other transfer, voluntary or involuntary. A license or permit is valid only for the service location for which it was originally issued. […]
401.33 – Exemptions.
401.33 Exemptions.—The following are exempt from this part: (1) A privately owned vehicle not ordinarily used in the business of transporting persons who are sick, injured, wounded, incapacitated, or helpless. (2) A vehicle rendering services as an ambulance during a major catastrophe or emergency when ambulances with permits based in the locality of the catastrophe or emergency are […]
401.34 – Fees.
401.34 Fees.— (1) Each organization subject to this part must pay to the department the following nonrefundable fees, and these fees must be deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund to be applied solely for salaries and expenses of the department incurred in implementing and enforcing this part: (a) Basic life support service license application: $660, to […]
401.345 – Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund.
401.345 Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund.— (1) There is created the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund in the State Treasury, which shall be used exclusively for those purposes provided by law. (2) Any funds appropriated in the General Appropriations Act for functions related to emergency medical services, and any other funds that become available for functions related to […]
401.35 – Rules.
401.35 Rules.—The department shall adopt rules, including definitions of terms, necessary to carry out the purposes of this part. (1) The rules must provide at least minimum standards governing: (a) Sanitation, safety, and maintenance of basic life support and advanced life support vehicles and air ambulances. (b) Emergency medical technician, paramedic, and driver training and qualifications. (c) Ground ambulance and […]