Section 23-4.1-19. – Documentation of pre-healthcare facility exposure of emergency medical services workers.
§ 23-4.1-19. Documentation of pre-healthcare facility exposure of emergency medical services workers. (a) Any emergency service worker responding on behalf of a licensed ambulance/rescue service, or a fire department or a law enforcement agency who has sufficient reason to believe that, in the course of their professional duties, they have been exposed to bodily fluids […]
Section 23-4.1-12. – Immunity from liability.
§ 23-4.1-12. Immunity from liability. (a) No person, licensed and authorized pursuant to this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, shall be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission in connection with emergency medical services (EMS) training or in connection with services rendered outside a hospital, unless the […]
Section 23-4.1-13. – Exclusion of non-emergency providers.
§ 23-4.1-13. Exclusion of non-emergency providers. Private ambulance services that are used solely for the transportation of non-emergency patients shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter and chapter 17.6 of this title. These services, however, must continue to conform to rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter which were in effect on May […]
Section 23-4.1-14. – Notification of next of kin or other member of household.
§ 23-4.1-14. Notification of next of kin or other member of household. Whenever any person requires emergency medical transportation from their home or business establishment by any private or public ambulance or rescue vehicle, and no member of the patient’s family, household or a business associate is present at the time of evaluation, the rescue […]
Section 23-4.1-15. – Trauma system advisory committee.
§ 23-4.1-15. Trauma system advisory committee. There is established within the department of health a trauma system advisory committee. The committee, appointed by the director, shall include representatives of the following groups: consumers, third-party payers, emergency medical technicians, hospitals, physicians, nurses, the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, the department of health, the ambulance service advisory […]
Section 23-4.1-16. – Emergency medical services for children.
§ 23-4.1-16. Emergency medical services for children. (a) There is established within the department of health, division of emergency medical services (EMS), an emergency medical services for children (EMSC) program. The EMSC program, operated within the department of emergency medicine of Hasbro Children’s Hospital, shall be recognized by the department of health as a resource […]
Section 23-4.1-17. – Advertising services.
§ 23-4.1-17. Advertising services. Any licensee licensed pursuant to this chapter shall include in any advertising of its services that is directed to the general public, the following language: “In case of medical emergency dial 911.” History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 294, § 1.
Section 23-4.1-18. – Peer review boards — Definition, activities and immunities.
§ 23-4.1-18. Peer review boards — Definition, activities and immunities. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, “peer review board” means any committee of a state or local professional association or society, or any committee authorized by the director of the department of health, or a committee of any licensed emergency medical service employing practicing […]
Section 23-4.1-9. – Revocation of license.
§ 23-4.1-9. Revocation of license. (a) Any license granted under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the director for cause, after a hearing. Appeal from a decision of the director may be taken pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42. (b) Cause for suspension or revocation of a license […]
Section 23-4.1-10. – Regulations and fees.
§ 23-4.1-10. Regulations and fees. (a) The director shall be guided by the purposes and intent of this chapter in the making of regulations as authorized by this chapter. (b) The director may issue regulations necessary to bring into effect any of the provisions of this chapter. (c)(1) The director shall charge license fees for […]