§16-4C-6b. Establishment of Emergency Medical Services Agency Licensure Fund; Authorized Expenditures; Annual Report
(a) There is established in the state Treasury a special revenue fund designated the "Emergency Medical Services Agency Licensure Fund", which shall be administered by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health. (b) All application, personnel certification and recertification and agency licensing fees collected pursuant to the provisions of sections six, six-a and eight […]
§16-4C-7. Vehicles, Aircraft and Persons Aboard Them Exempted From Requirements of Article
The following vehicles and aircraft are exempted from the provisions of this article and rules promulgated pursuant to it and persons aboard them are not required to comply with the provisions of section eight of this article: (a) Privately-owned vehicles and aircraft not ordinarily used in the business or service of transporting patients; (b) Vehicles […]
§16-4C-8. Standards for Emergency Medical Services Personnel
(a) Every ambulance operated by an emergency medical services agency shall carry at least two personnel. At least one person shall be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid and the person in the patient compartment shall be certified as an emergency medical technician-basic at a minimum except that in the case of a specialized […]
§16-4C-8a. Courtesy Certification of Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Surrounding States
(a) It is the intention of the Legislature to permit individuals who have been certified as emergency medical services personnel in a state bordering West Virginia to serve as emergency medical services personnel in West Virginia. (b) Beginning July 1, 2018, the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health shall establish a process by which […]
§16-4C-1. Short Title
This article shall be known as the "Emergency Medical Services Act of 1996".
§16-4C-2. Purposes of Article
The Legislature finds and declares: (1) That the safe and efficient operation of life-saving and life-preserving emergency medical service to meet the needs of citizens of this state is a matter of general public interest and concern; (2) to ensure the provision of adequate emergency medical services within this state for the protection of the […]
§16-4C-3. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (a) "Ambulance" means any privately or publicly-owned vehicle or aircraft which is designed, constructed or modified; equipped or maintained; and operated for the transportation of patients, including, but not limited to, emergency medical services vehicles; rotary and fixed wing air ambulances; gsa […]