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CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.53 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.53.

1797.53.  “Alternative base station” means a facility or service operated and directly supervised by, or directly supervised by, a physician and surgeon who is trained and qualified to issue advice and instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel, which has been approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency to provide medical direction to advanced life support or limited advanced life support personnel responding to a medical emergency as part of the local EMS system, when no qualified hospital is available to provide that medical direction.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.54 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.54.

1797.54.  “Authority” means the Emergency Medical Services Authority established by this division.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 124.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.56 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.56.

1797.56.  “Authorized registered nurse,” “mobile intensive care nurse,” or “MICN” means a registered nurse who is functioning pursuant to Section 2725 of the Business and Professions Code and who has been authorized by the medical director of the local EMS agency as qualified to provide prehospital advanced life support or to issue instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel within an EMS system according to standardized procedures developed by the local EMS agency consistent with statewide guidelines established by the authority. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to abridge or restrict the duties or functions of a registered nurse or mobile intensive care nurse as otherwise provided by law.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 5.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.58 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.58.

1797.58.  “Base hospital” means one of a limited number of hospitals which, upon designation by the local EMS agency and upon the completion of a written contractual agreement with the local EMS agency, is responsible for directing the advanced life support system or limited advanced life support system and prehospital care system assigned to it by the local EMS agency.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 6.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.59 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.59.

1797.59.  “Base hospital physician” or “BHP” means a physician and surgeon who is currently licensed in California, who is assigned to the emergency department of a base hospital, and who has been trained to issue advice and instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel consistent with statewide guidelines established by the authority. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to abridge or restrict the duties or functions of a physician and surgeon as otherwise provided by law.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 7.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.60 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.60.

1797.60.  “Basic life support” means emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures which, as a minimum, include recognizing respiratory and cardiac arrest and starting the proper application of cardiopulmonary resuscitation to maintain life without invasive techniques until the victim may be transported or until advanced life support is available.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.61 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.61.

1797.61.  (a) “Certificate” or “license” means a specific document issued to an individual denoting competence in the named area of prehospital service.(b)  “Certificate status” or “license status” means the active, expired, denied, suspended, revoked, or placed on probation designation applied to a certificate or license issued pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 274, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.62 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.62.

1797.62.  “Certifying entity” means a public safety agency or the office of the State Fire Marshal if the agency has a training program for EMT-I personnel that is approved pursuant to the standards developed pursuant to Section 1797.109, or the medical director of a local EMS agency.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 274, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.63 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.63.

1797.63.  “Certifying examination” or “examination for certification” means an examination designated by the authority for a specific level of prehospital emergency medical care personnel that must be satisfactorily passed prior to certification or recertification at the specific level and may include any examination or examinations designated by the authority, including, but not limited to, any of the following options determined appropriate by the authority:(a)  An examination developed either by the authority or under the auspices of the authority or approved by the authority and administered by the authority or any entity designated by the authority to administer the examination. (b)  An examination developed and administered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. (c)  An examination developed administered, or approved by a certifying agency pursuant to standards adopted by the authority for the certification examination. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1362, Sec. 3. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.64 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.64.

1797.64.  “Commission” means the Commission on Emergency Medical Services created pursuant to the provisions of Section 1799.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.66 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.66.

1797.66.  “Competency based curriculum” means a curriculum in which specific objectives are defined for each of the separate skills taught in training programs with integrated didactic and practical instruction and successful completion of an examination demonstrating mastery of every skill.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.67 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.67.

1797.67.  “Designated facility” means a hospital which has been designated by a local EMS agency to perform specified emergency medical services systems functions pursuant to guidelines established by the authority.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 12.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.68 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.68.

1797.68.  “Director” means the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 13.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.70 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.70.

1797.70.  “Emergency” means a condition or situation in which an individual has a need for immediate medical attention, or where the potential for such need is perceived by emergency medical personnel or a public safety agency.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.72 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.72.

1797.72.  “Emergency medical services” means the services utilized in responding to a medical emergency.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.74 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.74.

1797.74.  “Emergency medical services area” or “EMS area” means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of the designated local EMS agency.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 8.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.76 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.76.

1797.76.  “Emergency medical services plan” means a plan for the delivery of emergency medical services consistent with state guidelines addressing the components listed in Section 1797.103.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 14.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.78 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.78.

1797.78.  “Emergency medical services system” or “system” means a specially organized arrangement which provides for the personnel, facilities, and equipment for the effective and coordinated delivery in an EMS area of medical care services under emergency conditions.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.80 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.80.

1797.80.  “Emergency Medical Technician-I” or “EMT-I” means an individual trained in all facets of basic life support according to standards prescribed by this part and who has a valid certificate issued pursuant to this part. This definition shall include, but not be limited to, EMT-I (FS) and EMT-I-A.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.82 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.82.

1797.82.  “Emergency Medical Technician-II,” “EMT-II,” “Advanced Emergency Medical Technician,” or “Advanced EMT” means an EMT-I with additional training in limited advanced life support according to standards prescribed by this part and who has a valid certificate issued pursuant to this part.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 275, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.84 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.84.

1797.84.  “Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic,” “EMT-P,” “paramedic” or “mobile intensive care paramedic” means an individual whose scope of practice to provide advanced life support is according to standards prescribed by this division and who has a valid certificate issued pursuant to this division.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 125.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.85 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.85.

1797.85.  “Exclusive operating area” means an EMS area or subarea defined by the emergency medical services plan for which a local EMS agency, upon the recommendation of a county, restricts operations to one or more emergency ambulance services or providers of limited advanced life support or advanced life support.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1349, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.86 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.86.

1797.86.  “Health systems agency” means a health systems agency as defined in subsection (a) of Section 300(l)-1 of Title 42 of the United States Code. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.88 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.88.

1797.88.  “Hospital” means an acute care hospital licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2, with a permit for basic emergency service or an out-of-state acute care hospital which substantially meets the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2, as determined by the local EMS agency which is utilizing the hospital in the emergency medical services system, and is licensed in the state in which it is located.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1162, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 1986.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.90 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.90.

1797.90.  “Medical control” means the medical management of the emergency medical services system pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1798).(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.92 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.92.

1797.92.  “Limited advanced life support” means special service designed to provide prehospital emergency medical care limited to techniques and procedures that exceed basic life support but are less than advanced life support and are those procedures specified pursuant to Section 1797.171.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.94 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.94.

1797.94.  “Local EMS agency” means the agency, department, or office having primary responsibility for administration of emergency medical services in a county and which is designated pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1797.200).(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.97 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 1797.97.

1797.97.  “Poison control center” or “PCC” means a hospital-based facility or other facility which, as a minimum, provides information and advice regarding the management of individuals who have or may have ingested or otherwise been exposed to poisonous or possibly toxic substances, and which has been designated by the Emergency Medical Services Authority according to the standards prescribed by this division.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 972, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.98f (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2.5 - The Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund|Section 1797.98f.

1797.98f.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an emergency physician and surgeon, or an emergency physician group, with a gross billings arrangement with a hospital shall be entitled to receive reimbursement from the Emergency Medical Services Fund for services provided in that hospital, if all of the following conditions are met:(a)  The services are provided in a basic or comprehensive general acute care hospital emergency department, or in a standby emergency department in a small and rural hospital as defined in Section 124840. (b)  The physician and surgeon is not an employee of the hospital. (c)  All provisions of Section 1797.98c are satisfied, except that payment to the emergency physician and surgeon, or an emergency physician group, by a hospital pursuant to a gross billings arrangement shall not be interpreted to mean that payment for a patient is made by a responsible third party. (d)  Reimbursement from the Emergency Medical Services Fund is sought by the hospital or the hospital’s designee, as the billing and collection agent for the emergency physician and surgeon, or an emergency physician group. For purposes of this section, a “gross billings arrangement” is an arrangement whereby a hospital serves as the billing and collection agent for the emergency physician and surgeon, or an emergency physician group, and pays the emergency physician and surgeon, or emergency physician group, a percentage of the emergency physician and surgeon’s or group’s gross billings for all patients.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1016, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.98g (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 2.5 - The Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund|Section 1797.98g.

1797.98g.  The moneys contained in an Emergency Medical Services Fund, other than moneys contained in a Physician Services Account within the fund pursuant to Section 16952 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall not be subject to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 16951) of Chapter 5 of Part 4.7 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1169, Sec. 4.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.198 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3.75 - Trauma Care Fund|Section 1797.198.

1797.198.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Trauma care is an essential public service. It is as vital to the safety of the public as the services provided by law enforcement and fire departments. In communities with access to trauma centers, mortality and morbidity rates from traumatic injuries are significantly reduced. For the same reasons that each community in California needs timely access to the services of skilled police, paramedics, and fire personnel, each community needs access to the services provided by certified trauma centers.(b) Trauma centers save lives by providing immediate coordination of highly specialized care for the most life-threatening injuries.(c) Trauma centers save lives, and also save money, because access to trauma care can mean the difference between full recovery from a traumatic injury, and serious disability necessitating expensive long-term care.(d) Trauma centers do their job most effectively as part of a system that includes a local plan with a means of immediately identifying trauma cases and transporting those patients to the nearest trauma center.(e) It is essential for persons in need of trauma care to receive that care within the 60-minute period immediately following injury. It is during this period, referred to as the “golden hour,” when the potential for survival is greatest, and the need for treatment for shock or injury is most critical.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to promote access to trauma care by ensuring the availability of services through EMS agency-designated trauma centers.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 80, Sec. 1.1. Effective July 19, 2005.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 5 - Medical Control|Section 1798.

1798.  (a)  The medical direction and management of an emergency medical services system shall be under the medical control of the medical director of the local EMS agency. This medical control shall be maintained in accordance with standards for medical control established by the authority. (b)  Medical control shall be within an EMS system which complies with the minimum standards adopted by the authority, and which is established and implemented by the local EMS agency. (c)  In the event a medical director of a base station questions the medical effect of a policy of a local EMS agency, the medical director of the base station shall submit a written statement to the medical director of the local EMS agency requesting a review by a panel of medical directors of other base stations. Upon receipt of the request, the medical director of a local EMS agency shall promptly convene a panel of medical directors of base stations to evaluate the written statement. The panel shall be composed of all the medical directors of the base stations in the region, except that the local EMS medical director may limit the panel to five members. This subdivision shall remain in effect only until the authority adopts more comprehensive regulations that supersede this subdivision.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 6.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 5 - Medical Control|Section 1798.2.

1798.2.  The base hospital shall implement the policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency and approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency for medical direction of prehospital emergency medical care personnel.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 7.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 5 - Medical Control|Section 1798.3.

1798.3.  Advanced life support and limited advanced life support personnel may receive medical direction from an alternative base station in lieu of a base hospital when the following conditions are met:(a)  The alternative base station has been designated by the local EMS agency and approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency, pursuant to Section 1798.105, to provide medical direction to prehospital personnel because no base hospital is available to provide medical direction for the geographical area assigned. (b)  The medical direction is provided by either of the following: (1)  A physician and surgeon who is trained and qualified to issue advice and instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel. (2)  A mobile intensive care nurse who has been authorized by the medical director of the local EMS agency, pursuant to Section 1797.56, as qualified to issue instructions to prehospital emergency medical care personnel. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 8.)