Connecticut General Statutes 19a-193a – Liability for emergency medical treatment services or transportation services provided by an ambulance service or paramedic intercept service. Liability for medical services or transport services under nonemerg…
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and subject to the provisions of sections 19a-177, 38a-498 and 38a-525, any person who receives emergency medical treatment services or transportation services from a licensed ambulance service, certified ambulance service or paramedic intercept service shall be liable to such ambulance service for the reasonable and necessary costs of providing such services, irrespective of whether such person agreed or consented to such liability.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-193a
- Ambulance: means a motor vehicle specifically designed to carry patients. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-175
- Ambulance service: means an organization which transports patients. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-175
- Certified ambulance service: means a municipal, volunteer or nonprofit ambulance service issued a certificate by the commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-175
- Licensed ambulance service: means a commercial ambulance service or a volunteer or municipal ambulance service issued a license by the commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-175
- Mobile integrated health care program: means a program approved by the commissioner in which a licensed or certified ambulance service or paramedic intercept service provides services, including clinically appropriate medical evaluations, treatment, transport or referrals to other health care providers under nonemergency conditions by a paramedic acting within the scope of his or her practice as part of an emergency medical services organization within the emergency medical services system. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-175
- Paramedic: means a person licensed pursuant to chapter 384d. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-175
- Paramedic intercept service: means paramedic treatment services provided by an entity that does not provide the ground ambulance transport. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-175
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any person who receives medical services or transport services under nonemergency conditions from a mobile integrated health care program shall be liable to such mobile health care integrated program for the reasonable and necessary costs of providing such services.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who receives emergency medical treatment services or transportation services from a licensed ambulance service, certified ambulance service, paramedic intercept service or mobile integrated health care program for an injury arising out of and in the course of such person’s employment as defined in section 31-275.