Ohio Code 124.1310 – EMT-basic, EMT-I, first responder, paramedic, or volunteer firefighter leave
(A) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 124.1310
- Appointing authority: means the officer, commission, board, or body having the power of appointment to, or removal from, positions in any office, department, commission, board, or institution. See Ohio Code 124.01
- Employee: means any person holding a position subject to appointment, removal, promotion, or reduction by an appointing officer. See Ohio Code 124.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) “Emergency medical service,” “EMT-basic,” “EMT-I,” “first responder,” and “paramedic” have the same meanings as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) “Volunteer firefighter” has the same meaning as in section 146.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) A state employee who is an EMT-basic, EMT-I, first responder, paramedic, or volunteer firefighter shall receive forty hours of leave with pay each calendar year to use during those hours when the employee is absent from work in order to provide emergency medical service or fire-fighting service. An appointing authority shall compensate an employee who uses leave granted under this section at the employee’s regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during which the employee is absent from work.