1. (1) In this Regulation, “advanced care paramedic” means a paramedic who holds the qualifications set out in subsection 8 (2); “advanced emergency medical care assistant” means an emergency medical attendant who holds the qualification set out in subsection 7 (4); “air ambulance” means an aircraft that is used as an air ambulance by an operator; “base hospital” means a hospital designated by the Minister to provide a base hospital program; “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 pre-hospital 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 pre-hospital 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; “communications officer” means a person employed in a communication service who receives requests for ambulance services and other emergency and non-emergency services and causes a response to such requests to occur; “controlled act” means a controlled act as defined under subsection 27 (2) of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991; “critical care paramedic” means a paramedic who holds the qualifications set out in subsection 8 (3); “emergency” means a situation where a delay in responding to a call for services could endanger the life, limb or function of a person; “emergency medical care assistant” means an emergency medical attendant who holds the qualifications set out in subsection 7 (3); “emergency response vehicle” means a vehicle within the meaning of the Highway Traffic Act
operated by an ambulance service, other than an ambulance, that is used to provide emergency response services, and that has been assigned an emergency response vehicle number by the Director; “employee” includes an independent contractor and an employee of an independent contractor; “medical director” means a physician designated by a base hospital as the medical director of a base hospital program; “nurse practitioner” means a registered nurse who holds an extended certificate of registration under the Nursing Act, 1991; “patient” means a person who, (a) receives first aid, emergency or other medical care from an emergency medical attendant or paramedic, or (b) is transported in an ambulance by an emergency medical attendant or paramedic; “physician” means a member in good standing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; “primary care paramedic” means a paramedic who holds the qualifications set out in subsection 8 (1); “volunteer” means a person who may receive an honorarium or other compensation but does not receive a wage or salary.  O. Reg. 257/00, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 803/21, s. 1. (2) For the purposes of this Regulation, (a) a person who works 24 hours a week or less is a part-time employee or volunteer, as the case may be; and (b) a person who works more than 24 hours a week is a full-time employee or volunteer, as the case may be.  O. Reg. 257/00, s. 1 (2). PART II   CERTIFICATION OF OPERATORS OF AMBULANCE SERVICES