NY Pub Health L § 3001 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 30 - Emergency Medical Services 3001 - Definitions.

§  3001.  Definitions.  As  used  in  this article, unless the context   otherwise requires:1.  "Emergency  medical  service"  means  initial  emergency   medical   assistance  including,  but  not  limited  to,  the treatment of trauma,   burns, respiratory, circulatory and obstetrical emergencies.2. "Ambulance service" means an individual, partnership,  association,   corporation,  municipality  or any legal or public entity or subdivision   thereof  engaged  in  providing   emergency   medical   care   and   the   transportation  of sick or injured persons by motor vehicle, aircraft or   other forms of transportation to, from, or between general hospitals  or   other health care facilities.3.  "Voluntary  ambulance  service"  means  an  ambulance  service (i)   operating not for pecuniary profit or financial gain, and (ii)  no  part   of  the  assets or income of which is distributable to, or enures to the   benefit of, its members, directors or  officers  except  to  the  extent   permitted under this article.4.  "Voluntary  advanced  life  support  first response service" means   advanced life support first  response  service  (i)  operating  not  for   pecuniary  profit  or  financial gain, and (ii) no part of the assets or   income of which is distributable to, or enures to the  benefit  of,  its   members, directors or officers except to the extent permitted under this   article.5.  "Certified  first  responder"  means  an  individual who meets the   minimum requirements established  by  regulations  pursuant  to  section   three   thousand  two  of  this  article  and  who  is  responsible  for   administration of initial life saving care of sick and injured persons.6. "Emergency medical technician" means an individual  who  meets  the   minimum  requirements  established  by  regulations  pursuant to section   three  thousand  two  of  this  article  and  who  is  responsible   for   administration  or  supervision  of  initial  emergency medical care and   transportation of sick or injured persons.7. "Advanced emergency medical technician" means an emergency  medical   technician  who  has  satisfactorily  completed  an  advanced  course of   training approved by the state council  under  regulations  pursuant  to   section three thousand two of this article.8. "State council" means the New York state emergency medical services   council established pursuant to this article.9.  "Regional  council"  means  a  regional emergency medical services   council established pursuant to this article.10. "Enrolled member"  means  any  member  of  a  voluntary  ambulance   service  or  voluntary  advanced life support first response service who   provides emergency medical care or transportation  of  sick  or  injured   persons without expectation of monetary compensation.11.  "Advanced  life support care" means definitive acute medical care   provided,  under  medical  control,  by   advanced   emergency   medical   technicians within an advanced life support system.12.  "Advanced  life  support system" means an organized acute medical   care system to provide advanced life support care on site  or  en  route   to, from, or between general hospitals or other health care facilities.13. "Advanced life support mobile unit" means an ambulance or advanced   life  support  first  response vehicle approved to provide advanced life   support services pursuant to this article.14.  "Qualified  medical  and  health  personnel"  means   physicians,   registered   professional   nurses   and   advanced   emergency  medical   technicians competent in the management of patients  requiring  advanced   life support care.15.  "Medical  control"  means: (a) advice and direction provided by a   physician or under the direction  of  a  physician  to  certified  first    responders,  emergency medical technicians or advanced emergency medical   technicians who are providing medical care at the scene of an  emergency   or  en route to a health care facility; and (b) indirect medical control   including   the   written   policies,   procedures,  and  protocols  for   prehospital emergency medical care and transportation developed  by  the   state  emergency  medical  advisory  committee,  approved  by  the state   emergency medical services council and the commissioner, and implemented   by regional medical advisory committees.16. "Regional medical advisory committee" means a  group  of  five  or   more  physicians,  and one or more non-voting individuals representative   of each of the  following:  hospitals,  basic  life  support  providers,   advanced  life support providers and emergency medical services training   sponsor medical directors approved by the  affected  regional  emergency   medical services councils.17.   "Advanced   life   support  first  response  service"  means  an   organization which provides advanced life support  care,  but  does  not   transport patients.18.  "EMS  program  agency"  means  a  not-for-profit  corporation  or   municipality designated  by  the  state  council  and  approved  by  the   affected  regional council or councils to facilitate the development and   operation of an emergency medical services system  within  a  region  as   directed by the regional council under this article.19.  "Operator" means any person who by reason of a direct or indirect   ownership interest (whether of record or beneficial)  has  the  ability,   acting  either alone or in concert with others with ownership interests,   to direct or cause the direction of the management  or  policies  of  an   ambulance service or advanced life support first response service.20.  "Mutual aid agreement" means a written agreement, entered into by   two or more ambulance services or advanced life support  first  response   services  possessing  valid  ambulance  service or advanced life support   first response service certificates or statements of  registration,  for   the  organized,  coordinated, and cooperative reciprocal mobilization of   personnel, equipment, services, or facilities  for  back-up  or  support   upon  request  as  required  pursuant  to a written mutual aid plan.  An   ambulance service and advanced life support first response  service  may   participate in one or more mutual aid agreements.21.  "Primary  territory"  means  the  geographic area or subdivisions   listed on an ambulance service certificate or statement of  registration   within which the ambulance service may receive patients for transport.