§ 311A.010 Definitions for chapter
§ 311A.015 Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services — Members — Terms — Quorum — Procedure — Removal of members — Reimbursement — Annual reports
§ 311A.020 Powers and duties of board — Executive director and deputy executive director — Persons employed by board — Personnel committee — Proposed biennial budget
§ 311A.022 Transfer of employees of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services under the Community and Technical College System to KRS Chapter 18A personnel system
§ 311A.025 Levels of certification or licensure — Administrative regulations — Emergency services medical director
§ 311A.027 Residence requirement prohibited for response providers and licensed ambulance services — Response within specified time
§ 311A.030 Administrative regulations relating to ambulance services, mobile integrated healthcare programs, first response providers, and emergency medical services training institutions — Class I ground ambulance licensure standards
§ 311A.032 Posting of fee schedules of licensed ambulance providers — Report — Modification — Penalty — Administrative regulations
§ 311A.035 Functions of chapter to be carried out by board
§ 311A.040 Advisory opinions
§ 311A.045 Coordinator and other positions — Emergency Medical Services for Children Program — Funds received by program
§ 311A.050 Restrictions on persons and programs not licensed or certified — Activities prohibited to persons licensed or certified — Reporting of prohibited activities — Penalties and disciplinary action
§ 311A.055 Complaint of violation of chapter — Investigation — Transfer of ambulance service complaints and investigations — Notification — Preliminary inquiry board — Hearing — Order — Appeal — Discipline — Sexual contact with patient — Confidential
§ 311A.060 Sanctions for violations — Disciplinary actions — Criminal charges
§ 311A.065 Psychological or physical evaluation
§ 311A.070 Written notice of complaint or proposed action
§ 311A.075 Immediate temporary suspension of license or certification — Hearing
§ 311A.080 Persons prohibited from operating ambulance service or first response program — Penalties
§ 311A.085 Notification of disciplinary action taken against business or professional licensee
§ 311A.090 Notification of criminal conviction
§ 311A.095 Expiration of license and certification — Renewal — Lapsed license or certification — Reinstatement — Correspondence — Retention of license or certification
§ 311A.100 Criminal background investigation of applicant
§ 311A.105 Mailing and electronic mailing address — Service of notice or orders of board
§ 311A.120 Educational course and continuing education — Administrative regulations
§ 311A.125 Continuing competence — Education courses
§ 311A.130 In-service training — Records — Penalties — Board recognition of training
§ 311A.135 Paramedics — Administrative regulations — Relicensure programs
§ 311A.140 Emergency medical technicians — Administrative regulations — Renewal of certification and licensure — Paramedics to be certified as emergency medical technicians
§ 311A.142 Reciprocity for certification or licensure of member of military as emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic — Reciprocity of licensure and certification with contiguous states –
§ 311A.145 Fees and charges — Trust and agency fund
§ 311A.150 Privileges and immunities of paramedics and first responders
§ 311A.155 Emergency medical services grant program — Trust and agency account — Withholding funds for emergency purposes — Grants to fiscal courts — Administrative regulations — Emergency funding
§ 311A.160 First responders — Permitted activities — Reasonable control by employers — Utilization of first responders in medical care facilities
§ 311A.165 Emergency medical technicians — Permitted activities — Reasonable control by employers — Utilization of emergency medical technicians in medical care facilities
§ 311A.167 Procedures that an advanced medical technician may perform — New curriculum or administrative regulation — Reasonable control by employer — Construction
§ 311A.170 Paramedics — Administrative regulations — Permitted activities — Employment by hospitals — Reasonable control by employers
§ 311A.175 Exceeding scope of practice — Discipline prohibited for refusal to exceed scope of practice
§ 311A.180 Medical control documents — Review — Approval — Appeal — Schedule for submission and review
§ 311A.185 Determination of death by paramedic — Notification — Instruction in making determination — Administration of life support measures
§ 311A.190 Information furnished to board by providers and program — Patient care record report form — Annual reports — Confidentiality — Report to medical facility, ambulance provider, and patient — Records — Disclosure and admissibility of data and rec
§ 311A.195 Administration of epinephrine — Supply of epinephrine and needles — Medical protocols
§ 311A.200 Limited certification or license issued to felon in correctional institution — Penalties
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 311A - Emergency Medical Services

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • AEMT: means a person certified by the board under this chapter as an advanced emergency medical technician. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Ambulance: means a vehicle which has been inspected and approved by the board, including a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft, except vehicles or aircraft operated by the United States government, that are specially designed, constructed, or have been modified or equipped with the intent of using the same, for the purpose of transporting any individual who is sick, injured, or otherwise incapacitated who may require immediate stabilization or continued medical response and intervention during transit or upon arrival at the patient's destination to safeguard the patient's life or physical well-being. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • APP: means a paramedic licensed by the board under this chapter as a paramedic and certified by the board under this chapter in at least one (1) emergency medical services subspecialty, including community paramedic, critical care paramedic, wilderness paramedic, tactical paramedic, or flight paramedic. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Board: means the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Directors: when applied to corporations, includes managers or trustees. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Emergency medical facility: means a hospital or any other institution licensed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that furnishes emergency medical services. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Emergency medical services medical director: means a physician licensed in Kentucky and certified by the board under this chapter who is employed by, under contract to, or has volunteered to provide supervision for a paramedic or an ambulance service, or both. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Emergency medical services personnel: means :
    (a) Persons trained to provide emergency medical services and certified or licensed by the board under this chapter as an AEMT, APP, EMR, EMR instructor, EMT, EMT instructor, paramedic, or paramedic instructor. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Emergency medical services system: means a coordinated system of health-care delivery that responds to the needs of acutely sick and injured adults and children, and includes community education and prevention programs, mobile integrated healthcare programs, centralized access and emergency medical dispatch, communications networks, trained emergency medical services personnel, medical first response, ground and air ambulance services, trauma care systems, mass casualty management, medical direction, and quality control and system evaluation procedures. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • EMR: means a person certified under this chapter as an EMR or EMR instructor. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • EMS: means the services utilized in providing care for the perceived individual need for immediate medical care to protect against loss of life, or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • EMT: means a person certified under this chapter as an EMT or EMT instructor. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • MIH: means a program licensed by the board under this chapter to provide services including evaluation, advice, and medical care for the purpose of preventing or improving a particular medical condition outside of a hospital setting to eligible patients who do not require or request emergency medical transportation. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Paramedic: means a person who is involved in the delivery of medical services and is licensed under this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Paramedic preceptor: means a licensed paramedic who supervises a paramedic student during the field portion of the student's training. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trauma: means a single or multisystem life-threatening or limb-threatening injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention or treatment to prevent death or permanent disability. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010