§ 31-11-60. Obtaining and Administering Drugs by Certified Employees of Counties or Municipalities
Any emergency medical technician, paramedic, or cardiac technician who is certified under this article and who works for a county or municipal police department, fire department, or rescue unit is authorized to obtain any substance which such person is authorized to administer by virtue of his certification. Any such unit to which the emergency medical […]
§ 31-11-60.1. Program for Physician Control Over Emergency Medical Services to Nonhospital Patients
As used in this Code section, the term: “Ambulance service medical director” means a physician licensed to practice in this state and subject to the approval of the local coordinating entity and the department who has agreed, in writing, to provide medical direction to a specific ambulance service. “Base station facility” means any facility responsible […]
§ 31-11-60.2. Testing for Illegal Drug Usage by Emergency Medical Technicians; Requirements
All persons licensed or certified based upon successful completion of training set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Code Section 31-11-51 or paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Code Section 31-11-52 shall be subject to random testing for evidence of use of illegal drugs. Such testing shall occur at least biannually for the […]
§ 31-11-61. Penalty
Any person who shall falsely represent himself to be a certified emergency medical technician, certified cardiac technician, or certified paramedic or who shall accept or continue in employment as such and perform the duties thereof without being certified as prescribed by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 88-3112.10, enacted […]
§ 31-11-53. Services Which May Be Rendered by Certified Emergency Medical Technicians and Trainees
Upon certification by the department, emergency medical technicians may do any of the following: Render first-aid and resuscitation services as taught in the United States Department of Transportation basic training courses for emergency medical technicians or an equivalent course approved by the department; Upon the order of a duly licensed physician, administer approved intravenous solutions […]
§ 31-11-53.1. Automated External Defibrillator Program; Establishment; Regulations; Liability
As used in this Code section, the term: “Automated external defibrillator” means a defibrillator which: Is capable of cardiac rhythm analysis; Will charge and be capable of being activated to deliver a countershock after electrically detecting the presence of certain cardiac dysrhythmias; and Is capable of continuous recording of the cardiac dysrhythmia at the scene […]
§ 31-11-53.2. “Lay Rescuer” Defined; Use of Automated External Defibrillators
As used in this Code section, the term “lay rescuer” means a person trained to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to use an automated external defibrillator, as defined in Code Section 31-11-53.1, and who is participating in a physician or medically authorized automated external defibrillator program. The following guidelines shall be applicable to the use of […]
§ 31-11-54. Services Which May Be Rendered by Paramedics and Paramedic Trainees
Upon certification by the department, paramedics may perform any service that a cardiac technician is permitted to perform. In addition, upon the order of a duly licensed physician and subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 31-11-55, paramedics may perform any other procedures which they have been […]
§ 31-11-55. Services Which May Be Rendered by Certified Cardiac Technicians and Trainees
Upon certification by the department, cardiac technicians may do any of the following: Render first-aid and resuscitation services; Upon the order of a duly licensed physician and as recommended by the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and approved by the department: Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation in a hemodynamically unstable patient; Administer approved intravenous […]
§ 31-11-55.1. Opioid Antagonists Administered by First Responder to Save Life of Person Experiencing Opioid Related Overdose
As used in this Code section, the term: “First responder” means any person or agency who provides on-site care until the arrival of a duly licensed ambulance service. This shall include, but not be limited to, persons who routinely respond to calls for assistance through an affiliation with law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and rescue […]