As used in this section and sections 20-206kk to 20-206oo, inclusive:
(1) “Advanced emergency medical technician” means an individual who is certified as an advanced emergency medical technician by the Department of Public Health;
(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health;
(3) “Emergency medical services instructor” means a person who is certified under the provisions of section 20-206ll or 20-206mm by the Department of Public Health to teach courses, the completion of which is required in order to become an emergency medical technician;
(4) “Emergency medical responder” means an individual who is certified to practice as an emergency medical responder under the provisions of section 20-206ll or 20-206mm;
(5) “Emergency medical services personnel” means an individual certified to practice as an emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical services instructor or an individual licensed as a paramedic;
(6) “Emergency medical technician” means a person who is certified to practice as an emergency medical technician under the provisions of section 20-206ll or 20-206mm;
(7) “National organization for emergency medical certification” means a national organization approved by the Department of Public Health and identified on the department's Internet web site, or such national organization's successor organization, that tests and provides certification to emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced medical technicians and paramedics;
(8) “Office of Emergency Medical Services” means the office established within the Department of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-178;
(9) “Paramedicine” means the carrying out of (A) all phases of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation, (B) the administration of drugs and intravenous solutions under written or oral authorization from a licensed physician or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, and (C) the administration of controlled substances, as defined in section 21a-240, in accordance with written protocols or standing orders of a licensed physician or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse;
(10) “Paramedic” means a person licensed to practice as a paramedic under the provisions of section 20-206ll; and
(11) “Continuing education platform Internet web site” means an online database, approved by the Commissioner of Public Health, for emergency medical services personnel to enter, track and reconcile the hours and topics of continuing education completed by such personnel.
(P.A. 77-349, S. 2; P.A. 97-311, S. 9; P.A. 00-47, S. 3; P.A. 15-223, S. 5; P.A. 16-39, S. 29; P.A. 19-118, S. 57.)
History: Sec. 19-73oo transferred to Sec. 19a-193 in 1983; P.A. 97-311 replaced provisions re conduct of paramedics with definition of “paramedicine”; Sec. 19a-193 transferred to Sec. 20-206jj in 1999; P.A. 00-47 deleted requirement for the administration of controlled substances under the supervision of a physician by simultaneous communication, added requirement for the administration of controlled substances in accordance with written protocols or standing orders of a licensed physician, and made technical changes; P.A. 15-223 defined “advanced emergency medical technician”, “commissioner”, “emergency medical services instructor”, “emergency medical responder”, “emergency medical services personnel”, “emergency medical technician”, “Office of Emergency Medical Services” and “paramedic”, and made technical changes; P.A. 16-39 made technical changes in the introductory language and amended Subdiv. (8) by adding references to licensed advanced practice registered nurse; P.A. 19-118 added new Subdiv. (7) defining “national organization for emergency medical certification”, redesignated existing Subdivs. (7) to (9) as Subdivs. (8) to (10) and added Subdiv. (11) defining “continuing education platform Internet web site”, effective July 1, 2019.