As used in this article, the term: “Center” means the Georgia Crime Information Center. “Certify” and “certification” are synonymous with “license” and “licensure.” “Emergency medical services personnel” means all individuals licensed by the department under this article. History. Code 1981, § 31-11-49 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 539, § 1/SB 76.
To enhance the provision of emergency medical care, each ambulance service shall be required to have a medical adviser. The adviser shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state and subject to approval by the medical consultant of the Emergency Health Section of the Department of Public Health. Ambulance services unable to […]
As used in this Code section, the term “conviction data” means a record of a finding or verdict of guilty or plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere with regard to any crime, regardless of whether an appeal of the conviction has been sought. Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, the board […]
The department shall establish procedures and standards for certifying and recertifying paramedics and cardiac technicians. An applicant for initial certification as a paramedic or a cardiac technician must: Submit a completed application on a form to be prescribed by the department, which shall include evidence that the applicant is 18 years of age or older […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As used in this Code section, the term: “Congenital adrenal hyperplasia” means the salt-wasting form of the classic type of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. “Emergency medical services personnel” means any person who has been certified as an emergency medical technician, cardiac technician, or paramedic. Paramedics shall be authorized to administer hydrocortisone sodium succinate intramuscularly for the […]
Certificates issued to emergency medical technicians pursuant to this chapter may be revoked for good cause, as set forth in the rules and regulations, by the department after notice to the certificate holder of the charges and an opportunity for hearing. Such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the […]
Certificates issued to paramedics and cardiac technicians pursuant to this chapter may be revoked for good cause by the department in accordance with established rules and regulations, after notice to the certificate holder of the charges and an opportunity for hearing. Such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the […]
The department shall be authorized to require emergency medical technicians seeking recertification under this chapter to complete department approved continuing education. The department shall be authorized to approve courses including but not limited to courses offered by the department, the number of hours required, and the category in which these hours should be earned. The […]
The department shall be authorized to require paramedics and cardiac technicians seeking recertification under this chapter to complete department approved continuing education of not less than 40 hours biennially. The department shall be authorized to approve courses including but not limited to courses offered by the department, the number of hours required, and the category […]
Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and cardiac technicians may render any service which they are authorized to render under Code Sections 31-11-53, 31-11-54, and 31-11-55, respectively, in any hospital. Such services shall not be rendered in lieu of the services of a physician or a registered professional nurse and shall only be rendered in a hospital […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
