§ 901. Policy It is the policy of the State of Vermont that all persons who suffer sudden and unexpected illness or injury should have access to the emergency medical services system in order to prevent loss of life or the aggravation of the illness or injury, and to alleviate suffering. (1) The system should […]
§ 902. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise words and phrases shall have the meaning given in 24 V.S.A. § 2651. (Added 1981, No. 61; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
§ 903. Authorization for provision of emergency medical services Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including provisions of 26 V.S.A. chapter 23, persons who are affiliated with an affiliated agency and licensed to provide emergency medical treatment pursuant to the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted under it are hereby authorized to provide […]
§ 904. Administrative provisions (a) In order to carry out the purposes and responsibilities of this chapter, the Department of Health may contract for the provision of specific services. (b) The Secretary of Human Services, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Health, may adopt rules to carry out the purposes and responsibilities of this […]
§ 906. Emergency Medical Services Division; responsibilities To implement the policy of section 901 of this chapter, the Department of Health shall be responsible for: (1) Developing and implementing minimum standards for training emergency medical personnel in basic life support and advanced life support, and licensing emergency medical personnel according to their level of training […]
§ 906a. Relicensure; grace period A person certified or licensed as an emergency medical provider shall have six months after his or her certification or license has expired to resubmit the necessary information for renewal of the certificate or license. (Added 2011, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 36.)
§ 906c. Veterans and service members returning from deployment; prior positions (a) As used in this section: (1) “Service member” means an individual who is an active duty member of: (A) the U.S. Armed Forces; (B) a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces; (C) the U.S. Coast Guard; or (D) the National Guard of […]
§ 906d. Renewal requirements; sunset review (a) Not less than once every five years, the Department shall review emergency medical personnel continuing education and other continuing competency requirements. The review results shall be in writing and address the following: (1) the renewal requirements of the profession; (2) the renewal requirements in other jurisdictions, particularly in […]
§ 907. Automated external defibrillators (a) As used in this section: (1) “Automated external defibrillator (AED)” means a medical device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, that: (A) is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia; (B) is capable of determining whether defibrillation should be performed […]
§ 908. Emergency Medical Services Special Fund (a) The Emergency Medical Services Fund is established pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5 comprising revenues received by the Department from the Fire Safety Special Fund, pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 8557(a), that are designated for this Special Fund and public and private sources as gifts, […]
§ 909. EMS Advisory Committee; EMS Education Council (a) The Commissioner shall establish the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee to advise on matters relating to the delivery of emergency medical services (EMS) in Vermont. (b) The Committee shall include the following members: (1) One representative from each EMS district in the State, each representative being […]
