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GA Code § 31-11-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-11-12. Contracts Between Emergency Service Providers and Pharmacies for Furnishing Dangerous Drugs and Controlled Substances

 Medical directors of licensed ambulance services, first responders, or neonatal services are authorized to contract with licensed pharmacies to furnish dangerous drugs and controlled substances for the vehicles of their particular services.Such dangerous drugs and controlled substances shall be furnished, secured, and stored in the manner provided for in Code Section 26-4-116.    (Code 1981, §31-11-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1307, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 31.)
GA Code § 31-11-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 2 - Licenses|§ 31-11-30. License Requirement

  No person shall operate an ambulance service in this state without having a valid license or provisional license issued by the license officer pursuant to this chapter.   No person shall make use of the word "ambulance" to describe any ground or air transportation or facility or service associated therewith which such person provides or to otherwise hold oneself out to be an ambulance service unless such person has a valid license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or is exempt from licensing under this chapter and is not the operator of an invalid car.   Any person who violates the provisions of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1933, §§ 88-3102, 88-3113, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 597, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 800, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 304, § 6.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    For an update of crimes and offenses  for which the Georgia Crime Information Center is authorized to collect and file identifying data, see 1991 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 91-35.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7 Am. Jur. 2d, Automobile Insurance, § 251. 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 100 et seq., 113 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 188.
GA Code § 31-11-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 2 - Licenses|§ 31-11-31. Application for License

 An application for a license or provisional license shall be made to the license officer. The application shall be made upon forms prescribed by the license officer and shall contain the following:    The name and address of the owner of the ambulance service or proposed ambulance service;   The name under which the applicant is doing business or proposes to do business;   The training and experience of the applicant in the transportation and care of patients;   A description or photograph of each ambulance, including the make, model, year of manufacture, and motor and chassis number; and the color scheme, insignia, name, monogram, or other distinguishing characteristics to be used to designate the applicant's ambulance or ambulances;  (4.1) A description or photograph of each air ambulance, including the color scheme, insignia, name, monogram, or other distinguishing characteristics to be used to designate the applicant's air ambulance or air ambulances; and    The location and description of the place or places from which the ambulance service is intended to operate.    (Code 1933, § 88-3103, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1898, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 31; Ga. L. 1993, p. 468, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 31; Ga. L. 2003, p. 304, § 7.)
GA Code § 31-11-31.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 2 - Licenses|§ 31-11-31.1. License Fee

  Every ambulance service, whether privately operated or operated by any political subdivision of the state or any municipality, as a condition of maintaining a valid license shall pay an annual license fee to the license officer in an amount to be determined by the Board of Public Health. The amount of said license fee may be periodically revised by said board.Said license fee shall become due and payable upon the initial issuance of the license and each year thereafter on the anniversary date of the initial license issuance.   All revenues collected from this annual fee shall be dedicated and deposited into the Indigent Care Trust Fund by the licensing officer.     (Code 1981, §31-11-31.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 468, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-5/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-4/HB 214.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, this Code section was renumbered as Code Section 31-11-31.1. Ga. L. 1993, p. 468, § 2, had designated it as Code Section 31-11-33.1.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
GA Code § 31-11-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 2 - Licenses|§ 31-11-32. Duties of License Officer

  The license officer shall, within ten days after receipt of an application for a license or provisional license as provided for in this article, cause such investigation as he deems necessary to be made to determine that the standards prescribed by this chapter have been met.   The license officer shall issue a license under this article for a period of two years, unless earlier suspended, revoked, or terminated, when he finds that all the requirements of this article have been met.   The license officer shall issue provisional licenses for 30 days for the purpose specified in paragraph (19) of Code Section 31-11-2.   Before issuing a license to a government or governmental agency for a new ambulance service, the license officer shall establish that, due to inadequate private service, the public's convenience and necessity require the proposed ambulance service.    (Code 1933, § 88-3104, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 625, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-11-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 2 - Licenses|§ 31-11-33. Insurance Coverage as Condition of Licensing

  Every ambulance operated on the streets, highways, and private access roads of this state by persons engaged in providing ambulance service shall have insurance coverage issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in this state providing at least the minimum coverage required for motor vehicles under Chapter 34 of Title 33; provided, however, in the case of ambulances operated by the state, the coverage required shall be the same coverage required for other state vehicles under Chapter 9 of Title 45. Every air ambulance operated by persons engaged in providing air ambulance service in this state shall have insurance coverage as described in Code Section 33-7-9.   No ambulance shall be licensed nor shall any license be renewed unless the ambulance has insurance coverage in force as required by this Code section. A certificate of insurance shall be submitted to the license officer for approval prior to the issuance or renewal of each ambulance license. Satisfactory evidence that such insurance is at all times in force and effect shall be furnished to the license officer, in such form as he may specify, by all licensees required to provide such insurance under this Code section.   This Code section shall apply to all ambulances, whether privately operated or operated by any political subdivision of the state or any municipality.   This Code section shall not apply to first responders, which do not transport patients, operated by municipalities or counties that have not elected to waive their governmental immunity by purchasing vehicle liability insurance pursuant to Code Section 33-24-51.    (Code 1933, § 88-3104.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 916, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1321, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 542, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 304, § 8.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey of local government law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 289 (1986).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Liability of operator of ambulance service for personal injuries to person being transported, 68 A.L.R.4th 14.
GA Code § 31-11-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 2 - Licenses|§ 31-11-34. Standards for Ambulances

 Ambulances operated by persons engaged in providing ambulance service shall meet all standards as set forth in the department's rules and regulations.   (Code 1933, § 88-3105, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 916, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 304, § 9.)
GA Code § 31-11-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 2 - Licenses|§ 31-11-35. Renewal of License; Change of Ownership of Ambulance Service

  Renewal of any license issued under this article shall require conformance with the requirements of this article as upon original licensing.   Change of ownership of an ambulance service shall require a new application and a new license issued in conformance with the requirements of this article as upon original licensing.    (Code 1933, § 88-3106, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 625, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-11-36 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 2 - Licenses|§ 31-11-36. Suspension or Revocation of License; Appeal to Superior Court

  Any license issued under this article may be suspended or revoked for a failure of a licensee to comply and to maintain compliance with this article or rules and regulations issued under this article, but only after opportunity for a hearing as provided in Article 1 of Chapter 5 of this title.   Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within the department and who is substantially aggrieved by a final order or final action of the license officer is entitled to judicial review in the manner provided by Article 1 of Chapter 5 of this title and, notwithstanding Code Section 31-5-3, shall be entitled to an appeal to superior court as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section.   Appeal to the superior court shall be by petition which shall be filed in the clerk's office of such court within 30 days after the final order or action of the department; the petition shall set forth the names of the parties taking the appeal, the order, rule, regulation, or decision appealed from, and the reason it is claimed to be erroneous. The enforcement of the order or action appealed from shall be automatically stayed upon the filing of such petition unless the commissioner of public health in his final order certifies that his decision if stayed will harm the public health and safety, in which case a reviewing court may order a stay only if the court makes a finding that the public health and safety will not be harmed by the issuance of the stay. Upon the filing of such petition, the petitioner shall serve on the commissioner a copy thereof in the manner prescribed by law for the service of process, unless such service of process is waived. The appeal shall be an appeal de novo to the superior court and the appealing party shall have a right to a jury trial and all rights provided under Chapter 11 of Title 9, the "Georgia Civil Practice Act." The superior court shall render a decision approving, setting aside, or modifying the order or action appealed from.    (Code 1933, § 88-3107, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1923, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-6/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-5/HB 214.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
GA Code § 31-11-49 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 3 - Personnel|§ 31-11-49. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Center" means the Georgia Crime Information Center.   "Certify" and "certification" are synonymous with "license" and "licensure."   "Emergency medical services personnel" means all individuals licensed by the department under this article.     (Code 1981, §31-11-49, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 539, § 1/SB 76.)
GA Code § 31-11-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 3 - Personnel|§ 31-11-50. Medical Adviser

  To enhance the provision of emergency medical care, each ambulance service shall be required to have a medical adviser. The adviser shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state and subject to approval by the medical consultant of the Emergency Health Section of the Department of Public Health. Ambulance services unable to obtain a medical adviser, due to unavailability or refusal of physicians to act as medical advisers, may request the district health director or his or her designee to act as medical adviser until the services of a physician are available.   The duties of the medical adviser shall be to provide medical direction and training for the ambulance service personnel in conformance with acceptable emergency medical practices and procedures.   This Code section shall not apply to any county having a population under 12,000 according to the United States decennial census of 1970 or any such future census.    (Code 1933, § 88-3118, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1170, § 1A; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-36/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-1/HB 214.)   Cross references.   - Licensing of physicians, § 43-34-20 et seq.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
GA Code § 31-11-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 3 - Personnel|§ 31-11-52. Certification and Recertification Of, and Training For, Paramedics and Cardiac Technicians; Qualifications by Felons

  The department shall establish procedures and standards for certifying and recertifying paramedics and cardiac technicians. An applicant for initial certification as a paramedic or a cardiac technician must:   Submit a completed application on a form to be prescribed by the department, which shall include evidence that the applicant is 18 years of age or older and is of good moral character;   Submit from the department a notarized statement that the applicant has completed a training course approved by the department;   Submit to the department a fee as set forth in the regulations of the department; and   Meet such other requirements as are set forth in the rules and regulations of the department.     The department shall also adopt procedures and standards for its approval of paramedic training courses and cardiac technician training courses. The department shall adopt such regulations after consultation with appropriate public and private agencies and organizations concerned with medical education and the practice of medicine. Procedures and standards adopted by the department shall be consistent with the purposes and provisions of this chapter.   An applicant convicted of a felony more than five but less than ten years prior to application shall not be disqualified for certification, provided that such applicant has:   Successfully completed a training program approved by the department and sponsored by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Code Section 42-5-57; and   Met all other requirements as set forth in this chapter.      (Code 1933, §§ 88-3112.1, 88-3112.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 281, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1923, § 3; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1145, § 3; Ga. L. 2021, p. 782, § 4/SB 46.)    The 2021 amendment,  effective May 10, 2021, added subsection (c).
GA Code § 31-11-53.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 3 - Personnel|§ 31-11-53.2. "Lay Rescuer" Defined; Use of Automated External Defibrillators

  As used in this Code section, the term "lay rescuer" means a person trained to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to use an automated external defibrillator, as defined in Code Section 31-11-53.1, and who is participating in a physician or medically authorized automated external defibrillator program.   The following guidelines shall be applicable to the use of automated external defibrillators by lay rescuers:   Any person or entity who acquires an automated external defibrillator shall ensure that:   Expected users of the automated external defibrillator receive American Heart Association or American Red Cross training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use or complete an equivalent nationally recognized course;   The defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines;   There is involvement of a licensed physician or other person authorized by the composite board in the site's automated external defibrillator program to ensure compliance with requirements for training, notification, and maintenance; and   Any person who renders emergency care or treatment to a person in cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator activates the emergency medical services system as soon as possible and reports any clinical use of the automated external defibrillator to the licensed physician or other person authorized by the composite board who is supervising the program; and     Any person or entity who acquires an automated external defibrillator shall notify an agent of the emergency communications or vehicle dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of automated external defibrillator.       (Code 1981, §31-11-53.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 776, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 31.)   Cross references.   - Immunity for operators of external defibrillators, § 51-1-29.3.   Law reviews.   - For note on the 2001 enactment of this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 146 (2001).
GA Code § 31-11-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 3 - Personnel|§ 31-11-54. Services Which May Be Rendered by Paramedics and Paramedic Trainees

  Upon certification by the department, paramedics may perform any service that a cardiac technician is permitted to perform. In addition, upon the order of a duly licensed physician and subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 31-11-55, paramedics may perform any other procedures which they have been both trained and certified to perform, including, but not limited to:   Administration of parenteral injections of diuretics, anticonvulsants, hypertonic glucose, antihistamines,broncho- dilators, emetics, narcotic antagonists, and others, and administration of opioid antagonists;   Cardioversion; and   Endotracheal suction.     While in training preparatory to becoming certified, paramedic trainees may perform any of the functions specified in this Code section under the direct supervision of a duly licensed physician, a registered nurse, or an approved paramedic clinical preceptor.    (Code 1933, § 88-3112.5, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 281, § 6; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1923, § 4; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1782, § 2; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1145, § 4; Ga. L. 2014, p. 683, § 2-4/HB 965.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2014, p. 683, § 2-1/HB 965, not codified by the General Assembly, provides:   "WHEREAS, Naloxone is an opioid antagonist developed to counter the effects of opiate overdose, specifically the life threatening depression of the central nervous and respiratory systems; and   "WHEREAS, Naloxone is clinically administered via intramuscular, intravenous, or subcutaneous injection; and   "WHEREAS, Naloxone is administered outside of a clinical setting or facility intranasally via nasal atomizer; and   "WHEREAS, the American Medical Association supported the lay administration of this life saving drug in 2012; and   "WHEREAS, similar Naloxone access laws have reversed more than 10,000 opioid overdoses by lay people in other states; and   "WHEREAS, the American Medical Association acknowledged that 'fatalities caused by opioid overdose can devastate families and communities, and we must do more to prevent these unnecessary deaths'; and   "WHEREAS, the National Institutes of Health found that Naloxone 'lacks any psychoactive or addictive qualities . . . without any potential for abuse . . . [and] medical side effects or other problematic unintended consequences associated with Naloxone have not been reported'; and   "WHEREAS, any administration of Naloxone to an individual experiencing an opioid overdose must be followed by professional medical attention and treatment."   Ga. L. 2014, p. 683, § 3-1/HB 965, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that Parts I and II of this Act shall apply to all acts committed on or after April 24, 2014.
GA Code § 31-11-55.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 3 - Personnel|§ 31-11-55.2. Administration of Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate Intramuscular by Emergency Medical Services Personnel; Training; Reporting; Immunity

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Congenital adrenal hyperplasia" means the salt wasting form of the classic type of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.   "Emergency medical services personnel" means any person who has been certified as an emergency medical technician, cardiac technician, or paramedic.     Paramedics shall be authorized to administer hydrocortisone sodium succinate intramuscularly for the purpose of providing emergency care to a patient who:   Has congenital adrenal hyperplasia; or any adrenal insufficiency;   Is believed to be in adrenal crisis; and   Has on his or her person or in his or her belongings hydrocortisone sodium succinate in packaging that clearly states the appropriate dosage and has an unbroken seal.     In order to ensure public health and safety:   All emergency medical services personnel shall obtain appropriate training on congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and all paramedics shall obtain appropriate training regarding administration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate as set forth in the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Health; and   Within a reasonable period of time, all paramedics who administer hydrocortisone sodium succinate shall make available a printed or electronically stored report to the licensed ambulance service which transports the patient.     The immunity provided in Code Section 31-11-8 shall apply to any paramedic who in good faith renders emergency care pursuant to this Code section.     (Code 1981, §31-11-55.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 212, § 2/HB 346.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2021, p. 212, § 1/HB 346, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as 'Jarom's Act.'"
GA Code § 31-11-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 3 - Personnel|§ 31-11-56. Revocation of Certificates Issued to Emergency Medical Technicians

 Certificates issued to emergency medical technicians pursuant to this chapter may be revoked for good cause, as set forth in the rules and regulations, by the department after notice to the certificate holder of the charges and an opportunity for hearing. Such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."   (Code 1933, § 88-3112.6, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 281, § 7.)
GA Code § 31-11-57 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services|Article 3 - Personnel|§ 31-11-57. Revocation of Certificates Issued to Paramedics and Cardiac Technicians

 Certificates issued to paramedics and cardiac technicians pursuant to this chapter may be revoked for good cause by the department in accordance with established rules and regulations, after notice to the certificate holder of the charges and an opportunity for hearing. Such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." The department shall have the authority to conduct investigations and subpoena any documents relating to the fitness of paramedics and cardiac technicians. Such documents may be used in any hearing conducted by the department.   (Code 1933, § 88-3112.7, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 281, § 8; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1170, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1923, § 5; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1145, § 6.)