Rule 4766-5-01 | Definitions.
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this chapter of the Administrative Code, see rule 4766-5-18 of the Administrative Code.]
(A) "Air operator" means holder of a "14 C.F.R. Part 135 Certificate."
(B) "Aircraft" means either or both of the following:
(1) Fixed wing air ambulance;
(2) Rotorcraft air ambulance.
(C) "AMSO" means air medical service organization as defined in division (B) of section 4766.01 of the Revised Code.
(D) "Board" means the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services as described in section 4765.02 of the Revised Code.
(E) "C.F.R." means the "Code of Federal Regulations," which is a codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States.
(F) "DEA" means the United States drug enforcement administration.
(G) "FAA" means the federal aviation administration.
(H) "FCC" means the federal communication commission.
(I) "Headquarters" means the location which a licensee operates, designated by the licensee as the location where the records described in this chapter are required to be maintained or readily available.
(J) "HIPAA" or "Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) subtitle A, section 160.103 of the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) of 1996" protects the fundamental rights of nondiscrimination and health information privacy.
(K) "Inspection fee" means a fee required to be paid for the inspection of an aircraft.
(L) "License fee" means a fee required to be paid to obtain a license to operate an AMSO in the state of Ohio.
(M) "Operate" means to engage in conduct or activity in furtherance of the licensed activity at or from a physical location, owned, leased, or maintained by the licensee where employees report to work and aircraft are stored. Operate also includes the act of receiving a person within Ohio for transportation to a location within Ohio.
(N) "Part 135 Certificate" means a certificate issued to the air operator by the FAA setting forth the air operating requirements for commuter and on-demand air operations and rules governing persons on board such aircraft.
(O) "Permit fee" means a fee required to be paid to obtain a permit for each aircraft owned by AMSO.
(P) "Primary aircraft" means an aircraft permitted in accordance with section 4766.07 of the Revised Code.
(Q) "Reinspection fee" means a fee required to conduct an inspection as a result of the issuance of a violation notification.
(R) "Satellite base" means a physical location other than headquarters from which a licensee operates.
(S) "Temporary aircraft" means an aircraft used to temporarily replace a primary aircraft that is out-of-service until the primary aircraft is returned to service.
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