(1) A ground ambulance provider or a designated quick response provider, as designated in accordance with Section 53-2d-403, may develop and implement a community paramedicine program.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2d-211

  • Ambulance: means a ground, air, or water vehicle that:
         (2)(a) transports patients and is used to provide emergency medical services; and
         (2)(b) is required to obtain a permit under Section 53-2d-404 to operate in the state. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services created in Section 53-2d-102. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Committee: means the Trauma System and Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 53-2d-104. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Community paramedicine: means medical care:
         (9)(a) provided by emergency medical service personnel; and
         (9)(b) provided to a patient who is not:
              (9)(b)(i) in need of ambulance transportation; or
              (9)(b)(ii) located in a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)

     (2)(a) Before providing services, a community paramedicine program shall:

          (2)(a)(i) implement training requirements as determined by the committee; and
          (2)(a)(ii) submit a written community paramedicine operational plan to the bureau that meets requirements established by the committee.
     (2)(b) A community paramedicine program shall report data, as determined by the committee, related to community paramedicine to the bureau.
(3) A service provided as part of a community paramedicine program may not be billed to an individual or a health benefit plan as defined in Section 31A-1-301 unless:

     (3)(a) the service is provided in partnership with a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201; and
     (3)(b) the partnering health care facility is the person that bills the individual or health benefit plan.
(4) Nothing in this section affects any billing authorized under Section 53-2d-503.
(5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and Section 53-2d-105, the committee shall make rules to implement this section.

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