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...r may perform any of the emergency medical services specified for first responders in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code by the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services. A first responder shall perform the emergency medical services in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted under it by the board. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this secti...

...In a hospital, an emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic may perform emergency medical services if the services are performed in accordance with both of the following conditions: (A) Only in the hospital's emergency department or while moving a patient between the emergency department and another part of the hospital; (B) Only ...

...An emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic may perform medical services that the technician is authorized by law to perform in nonemergency situations if the services are performed under the direction of the technician's medical director or cooperating physician advisory board. In nonemergency situations, no medical director or cooperati...

...(A) An emergency medical technician-basic may perform any of the emergency medical services specified for EMTs-basic in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code by the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services. An EMT-basic shall perform the emergency medical services in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted under it by the board. (B)(1) Except as provided in d...

...(A) An emergency medical technician-intermediate may perform any of the emergency medical services specified for EMTs-I in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code by the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services. An EMT-I shall perform emergency medical services in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted under it by the board. (B)(1) Except as provided in divis...

...(A) An emergency medical technician-paramedic may perform any of the emergency medical services specified for paramedics in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code by the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services. A paramedic shall perform emergency medical services in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted under it by the state board of emergency medical, fire, ...

...(A) The medical director or cooperating physician advisory board of each emergency medical service organization may authorize one or more emergency medical technicians-paramedic within the organization to administer immunizations for influenza to either of the following: (1) A full-time paid firefighter, part-time paid firefighter, or volunteer firefighter; (2) An emergency medical technician-basic, emergency...

...2000, the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall adopt rules under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code establishing written protocols for the triage of adult and pediatric trauma victims. The rules shall define adult and pediatric trauma in a manner that is consistent with section 4765.01 of the Revised Code, minimizes overtriage and undertriage, and emphasizes the special nee...

...ment, the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall develop guidelines for the assessment, triage, and transport to hospitals of stroke patients by emergency medical service personnel. In doing so, the board shall consult with a diverse group of hospital leaders around this state, including those that represent large health systems, hospitals not affiliated with a large health system, ...

...The medical director or cooperating physician advisory board of each emergency medical service organization shall establish written protocols to be followed by first responders, emergency medical technicians-basic, emergency medical technicians-intermediate, and emergency medical technicians-paramedic in performing emergency medical services. Those protocols shall be consistent with applicable trauma triage protocols...

...(A) Each emergency medical service organization shall appoint a medical director or a cooperating physician advisory board. The organization shall give notice of the name of its medical director or the names of the members of its cooperating physician advisory board to the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services. The notice shall be made in writing. (B) To be eligible to serve as a medi...

...nce that is equipped for emergency medical services, the emergency medical service organization operating the ambulance shall staff the ambulance in accordance with this section. For purposes of determining the applicable staffing requirements, both of the following apply: (1) An emergency run consists of components that are distinguished between the period during which the ambulance is traveling to the scene of...

... in this section: (1) "Emergency medical technician" and "EMT" have the same meanings as "emergency medical technician-basic" and "EMT-basic," respectively. (2) "Advanced emergency medical technician" and "AEMT" have the same meanings as "emergency medical technician-intermediate" and "AEMT," respectively. (3) "Nonemergency transport" means the transport of an individual who requires routine transportation to o...

...ng the administration of overdose reversal drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, by emergency medical service personnel or any firefighter or volunteer firefighter, the department of public safety shall report the information for the previous month to the department of health on a monthly basis and in a manner prescribed by the department of health: (1) The five-digit postal zip code plus four-d...

...The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county, or the city director of law shall, upon complaint of the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services, prosecute to termination or bring an action for injunction against any person violating this chapter or the rules adopted under it. The common pleas court in which an action for injunction is filed has the jurisdiction to gran...

...(A) A first responder, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property resulting from the individual's administration of emergency medical services, unless the services are administered in a manner that constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. A physicia...

...vision (D) of this section, no person shall represent that the person is a first responder, an emergency medical technician-basic or EMT-basic, an emergency medical technician-intermediate or EMT-I, or an emergency medical technician-paramedic or paramedic unless appropriately certified under section 4765.30 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) No person shall operate an emergency medical services training program without a...

...g, if applicable, the policies of the health care facility in which the physician assistant is practicing. Nothing in this chapter prevents or restricts the practice, services, or activities of any certified mental health assistant practicing in accordance with a supervision agreement entered into under section 4772.10 of the Revised Code.

... (1) "Veterinarian" means an individual licensed under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code to practice veterinary medicine. (2) "Police dog" has the same meaning as in section 2921.321 of the Revised Code. (3) "Overdose reversal drug" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (B) In the course of an emergency medical response, fire response, or response to aid law enforcement, a first ...

... of the Revised Code, an emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic may administer a test for COVID-19 and may collect and label specimens from a test for COVID-19 if that individual has received proper training to engage in those activities.

...ces fund established under section 4513.263 of the Revised Code; (6) Continuing education requirements for certificate holders, including a requirement that credit shall be granted for in-service training programs conducted by local entities. The continuing education requirements shall not require more than thirty-six hours of continuing education every three-year certification cycle. Local entities may require ad...

...Code, the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate to practice issued pursuant to this chapter.

...(A) As used in this section, "fetal death" has the same meaning as in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Emergency medical service personnel shall dispose of the product of a fetal death in the manner set forth for the disposition of fetal remains in the "emergency medical technician-basic: national standard curriculum."

...The state board of emergency medical services shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall not administer laws and rules exceeding the statutory authority provided to the board under Chapters 4765. and 4766. of the Revised Code.