1 (1) In this Act, “air ambulance services” includes all services provided by an ambulance service in connection with the transportation of persons by air; (“services d’ambulance aériens”) “ambulance” means a conveyance used or intended to be used for the transportation of persons who, (a)  have suffered a trauma or an acute onset of illness either of which could endanger their life, limb or function, or (b)  have been judged by a physician or a health care provider designated by a physician to be in an unstable medical condition and to require, while being transported, the care of a physician, nurse, other health care provider, emergency medical attendant or paramedic, and the use of a stretcher; (“ambulance”) “ambulance service” means, subject to subsection (2), a service that is held out to the public as available for the conveyance of persons by ambulance; (“service d’ambulance”) “base hospital” means a hospital designated by the Minister under clause 4 (2) (d); (“hôpital principal”) “base hospital program” means a program operated by a base hospital for the purpose of, (a)  delegating controlled acts to paramedics, (b)  providing medical advice relating to patient care and transportation of patients to ambulance and communication services and to emergency medical attendants, paramedics and other employees of the services, (c)  providing quality assurance information and advice relating to patient care to ambulance services and to emergency medical attendants and paramedics, and (d)  providing the continuing medical education required to maintain the delegation of controlled acts to paramedics; (“programme de l’hôpital principal”) “Board” means the Health Services Appeal and Review Board under the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Appeal and Review Boards Act, 1998; (“Commission”) “board of directors”, with regard to a designated air ambulance service provider, means the board of directors or other governing body, however described or constituted; (“conseil d’administration”) “certificate” means a certificate issued to a person who has successfully completed the certification process under subsection 8 (2) or (4); (“certificat”) “certifying authority” means the person, body or organization appointed under section 9; (“autorité chargée de la délivrance des certificats”) “communication service” means a communication service referred to in clause 4 (1) (a); (“service de communication”) “delivery agent” means a person or organization designated as a delivery agent under subsection 6.7 (1) and includes a delivery agent under section 6.10; (“agent de prestation”) “designated air ambulance service provider” means a person, (a)  that is designated in the regulations, and (b)  at the time of designation holds a certificate under section 8 that refers to the provision of air ambulance services; (“fournisseur désigné de services d’ambulance aériens”) “designated area” means an area described in an order made under subsection 6.7 (1) and includes an area deemed to be a designated area under section 6.10; (“zone désignée”) “Director” means the person appointed under section 17.2 as the Director and, where more than one person has been appointed, means the person who is the Director for the purposes of the provision in which the term appears; (“directeur”) “emergency medical attendant” means a person employed by or a volunteer in an ambulance service who meets the qualifications for an emergency medical attendant as set out in the regulations, but does not include a paramedic or a physician, nurse or other health care provider who attends on a call for an ambulance; (“ambulancier”) “land ambulance services” includes all services provided by an ambulance service in connection with the transportation of persons by land;
(“services d’ambulance terrestres”) “local municipality” has the same meaning as in the Municipal Act, 2001 and includes a band within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada); (“municipalité locale”) “medical director” means a physician designated by a base hospital as the medical director of a base hospital program; (“directeur médical”) “Minister” means the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care; (“ministre”) “Ministry” means the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; (“ministère”) “paramedic” means a person employed by or a volunteer in an ambulance service who meets the qualifications for an emergency medical attendant as set out in the regulations, and who is authorized to perform one or more controlled medical acts under the authority of a base hospital medical director, but does not include a physician, nurse or other health care provider who attends on a call for an ambulance; (“auxiliaire médical”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “upper-tier municipality” has the same meaning as in the Municipal Act, 2001. (“municipalité de palier supérieur”) R.S.O. 1990, c. A.19, s. 1; 1996, c. 32, s. 59 (1, 2); 1997, c. 30, Sched. A, s. 2 (1-7); 1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 45 (1); 1998, c. 34, s. 1; 1999, c. 9, s. 1; 1999, c. 12, Sched. J, s. 1; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2004, c. 3, Sched. A, s. 76 (1); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 18, s. 17 (2); 2014, c. 13, Sched. 2, s. 1; 2017, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 1. Definition, “ambulance service” (2) In Parts III and IV, “ambulance service” includes only those ambulance services, as defined in subsection (1), that provide transportation by land.  1997, c. 30, Sched. A, s. 2 (8). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 32, s. 59 (1, 2) - 6/03/1997; 1997, c. 30, Sched. A, s. 2 (1-8) - 1/01/1998;1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 45 (1) - 1/02/1999; 1998, c. 34, s. 1 - 5/03/1999;1999, c. 9, s. 1 - 23/12/1999; 1999, c. 12, Sched. J, s. 1 (1-3) - 1/05/2000 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2004, c. 3, Sched. A, s. 76 (1) - 01/11/2004 2009, c. 33, Sched. 18, s. 17 (2) - 15/12/2009 2014, c. 13, Sched. 2, s. 1 - 01/07/2015 2017, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 1 (1) - 01/11/2019; 2017, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 1 (2-4) - 12/12/2017 PART II 
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