Utah Code 53-2d-408. Exemptions
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(1) The following persons may provide emergency medical services to a patient without being licensed under this chapter:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2d-408
- 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- Emergency medical service personnel: includes a paramedic, medical director of a licensed emergency medical service provider, emergency medical service instructor, behavioral emergency services technician, other categories established by the committee, and a certified emergency medical dispatcher. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
- Emergency medical services: means :
(15)(a) medical services;(15)(b) transportation services;(15)(c) behavioral emergency services; or(15)(d) any combination of the services described in Subsections (15)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 53-2d-101- Medical control: means a person who provides medical supervision to an emergency medical service provider. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
- Patient: means an individual who, as the result of illness, injury, or a behavioral emergency condition, meets any of the criteria in Section
26B-4-119 . See Utah Code 53-2d-101- 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- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 53-1-102
(1)(a) out-of-state emergency medical service personnel and providers in time of disaster;(1)(b) an individual who gratuitously acts as a Good Samaritan;(1)(c) a family member;(1)(d) a private business if emergency medical services are provided only to employees at the place of business and during transport;(1)(e) an agency of the United States government if compliance with this chapter would be inconsistent with federal law; and(1)(f) police, fire, and other public service personnel if:(1)(f)(i) emergency medical services are rendered in the normal course of the person‘s duties; and(1)(f)(ii) medical control, after being apprised of the circumstances, directs immediate transport.(2) An ambulance or emergency response vehicle may operate without a permit issued under Section 53-2d-404 in time of disaster.(3) Nothing in this chapter or Title 58, Occupations and Professions, may be construed as requiring a license for an individual to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or to use a fully automated external defibrillator under Section 53-2d-801.(4) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as requiring a license, permit, or designation for an acute care hospital, medical clinic, physician’s office, or other fixed medical facility that:(4)(a) is staffed by a physician, physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse; and(4)(b) treats an individual who has presented himself or was transported to the hospital, clinic, office, or facility.