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CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.152 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 4 - Medical Disasters|Section 1797.152.

1797.152.  (a) The director and the State Public Health Officer may jointly appoint a regional disaster medical and health coordinator for each mutual aid region of the state. A regional disaster medical and health coordinator shall be either a county health officer, a county coordinator of emergency services, an administrator of a local EMS agency, or a medical director of a local EMS agency. Appointees shall be chosen from among persons nominated by a majority vote of the local health officers in a mutual aid region.(b) In the event of a major disaster which results in a proclamation of emergency by the Governor, and in the need to deliver medical or public and environmental health mutual aid to the area affected by the disaster, at the request of the authority, the State Department of Public Health, or the Office of Emergency Services, a regional disaster medical and health coordinator in a region unaffected by the disaster may coordinate the acquisition of requested mutual aid resources from the jurisdictions in the region.(c) A regional disaster medical and health coordinator may develop plans for the provision of medical or public health mutual aid among the counties in the region.(d) No person may be required to serve as a regional disaster medical and health coordinator. No state compensation shall be paid for a regional disaster medical and health coordinator position, except as determined appropriate by the state, if funds become available.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 335. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.160.

1797.160.  No owner of a publicly or privately owned ambulance shall permit the operation of the ambulance in emergency service unless the attendant on duty therein, or, if there is no attendant on duty therein, the operator, possesses evidence of that specialized training as is reasonably necessary to ensure that the attendant or operator is competent to care for sick or injured persons who may be transported by the ambulance, as set forth in the emergency medical training and educational standards for ambulance personnel established by the authority pursuant to this article. This section shall not be applicable in any state of emergency declared pursuant to the California Emergencies Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code), when it is necessary to fully utilize all available ambulances in an area and it is not possible to have the ambulance operated or attended by persons with the qualifications required by this section.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 20.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.165 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.165.

1797.165.  (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as CAL-FIRE pursuant to Section 701.6 of the Public Resources Code, may certify an individual as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) if he or she meets both of the following conditions:(A) The individual is a graduate of the CAL-FIRE training program at a conservation camp under the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and received a letter of recommendation from the Director of CAL-FIRE.(B) While participating in the training program described in subparagraph (A), the individual was working toward a high school diploma or its equivalent, unless he or she already earned one.(2) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an individual certified as an EMR pursuant to this section shall meet the training requirements developed by the authority pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, the requirements of Chapter 1.5 of Title 22 of Division 9 of the California Code of Regulations.(b) (1) Any individual certified pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) is not disqualified from certification as an EMR for having committed any of the actions described in subdivision (c) of Section 1798.200. This subdivision does not apply to an individual who committed any of those actions after he or she received certification pursuant to this section.(2) The certification of an individual as an EMR pursuant to this section shall be recognized statewide as a valid EMR certification without an individual having to repeat testing or certification.(c) The authority, in consultation with CAL-FIRE, shall, after approval by the commission pursuant to Section 1799.50, promulgate emergency regulations for the process of establishing the certification process pursuant to this section. The emergency regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and, for purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of the regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 457, Sec. 3. (SB 879) Effective September 17, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.173 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.173.

1797.173.  The authority shall assure that all training programs for EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P are located in an approved licensed hospital or an educational institution operated with written agreements with an acute care hospital, including a public safety agency that has been approved by the local emergency medical services agency to provide training. The authority shall also assure that each training program has a competency-based curriculum. EMT-I training and testing for fire service personnel may be offered at sites approved by the State Board of Fire Services and training for officers of the California Highway Patrol may be provided at the California Highway Patrol Academy.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 22.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.174 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.174.

1797.174.  In consultation with the commission, the Emergency Medical Directors Association of California, and other affected constituencies, the authority shall develop statewide guidelines for continuing education courses and approval of continuing education courses for EMT-Ps and for quality improvement systems which monitor and promote improvement in the quality of care provided by EMT-Ps throughout the state.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 997, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.175 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.175.

1797.175.  The authority shall establish the standards for continuing education and shall designate the examinations for certification and recertification of all prehospital personnel.The authority shall consider including training regarding the characteristics and method of assessment and treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1362, Sec. 6. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.176 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.176.

1797.176.  The authority shall establish the minimum standards for the policies and procedures necessary for medical control of the EMS system.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 3.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.177 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.177.

1797.177.  No individual shall hold himself or herself out to be an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or paramedic unless that individual is currently certified as such by the local EMS agency or other certifying authority.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.178 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.178.

1797.178.  No person or organization shall provide advanced life support or limited advanced life support unless that person or organization is an authorized part of the emergency medical services system of the local EMS agency or of a pilot program operated pursuant to the Wedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act, Article 3 (commencing with Section 1480) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 2.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.179 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.179.

1797.179.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and to the extent federal financial participation is available, any city, county or special district providing paramedic services as set forth in Section 1797.172, shall reimburse the Health Care Deposit Fund for the state costs of paying such medical claims. Funds allocated to the county from the County Health Services Fund pursuant to Part 4.5 (commencing with Section 16700) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may be utilized by the county or city to make such reimbursement.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1322.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.180 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.180.

1797.180.  No agency, public or private, shall advertise or disseminate information to the public that the agency provides EMT-II or EMT-P rescue or ambulance services unless that agency does in fact provide this service on a continuous 24 hours-per-day basis. If advertising or information regarding that agency’s EMT-II or EMT-P rescue or ambulance service appears on any vehicle it may only appear on those vehicles utilized solely to provide that service on a continuous 24 hours-per-day basis.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 23.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.181 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.181.

1797.181.  The authority may, by regulation, prescribe standardized insignias or emblems for patches which may be affixed to the clothing of an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 24.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.182 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.182.

1797.182.  All ocean, public beach, and public swimming pool lifeguards and all firefighters in this state, except those whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative, shall be trained to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The training shall meet standards prescribed by the authority, and shall be satisfactorily completed by such persons as soon as practical, but in no event more than one year after the date of employment. Satisfactory completion of a refresher course which meets the standards prescribed by the authority in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other first aid shall be required at least every three years.The authority may designate a public agency or private nonprofit agency to provide for each county the training required by this section. The training shall be provided at no cost to the trainee.As used in this section, “lifeguard” means any regularly employed and paid officer, employee, or member of a public aquatic safety department or marine safety agency of the State of California, a city, county, city and county, district, or other public or municipal corporation or political subdivision of this state.As used in this section, “firefighter” means any regularly employed and paid officer, employee, or member of a fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency of the State of California, a city, county, city and county, district, or other public or municipal corporation or political subdivision of this state or member of an emergency reserve unit of a volunteer fire department or fire protection district.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 25.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.183 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.183.

1797.183.  All peace officers described in Section 13518 of the Penal Code, except those whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative, shall be trained to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The training shall meet standards prescribed by the authority, in consultation with the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training, and shall be satisfactorily completed by those officers as soon as practical, but in no event more than one year after the date of employment. Satisfactory completion of either refresher training or appropriate testing, which meets the standards of the authority, in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other first aid, shall be required at periodic intervals as determined by the authority.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 26.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.184 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.184.

1797.184.  The authority shall develop and, after approval by the commission pursuant to Section 1799.50, adopt all of the following:(a) Guidelines for disciplinary orders, temporary suspensions, and conditions of probation for EMT-I and EMT-II certificate holders that protects the public health and safety.(b) Regulations for the issuance of EMT-I and EMT-II certificates by a certifying entity that protects the public health and safety.(c) Regulations for the recertification of EMT-I and EMT-II certificate holders that protect the public health and safety.(d) Regulations for disciplinary processes for EMT-I and EMT-II applicants and certificate holders that protect the public health and safety. These disciplinary processes shall be in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 274, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.185 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.185.

1797.185.  (a) The authority shall establish criteria for the statewide recognition of the licensure of EMT-P personnel in the basic scope of practice of those personnel. The criteria shall include all of the following:(1) Standards for training, testing, and licensure. The standards may include designation by the authority of the specific examinations required for licensure, including, at the option of the authority, an examination provided by the authority. At the option of the authority, the standards may include a requirement for registration of prehospital emergency care personnel with the authority or other entity designated by the authority.(2) Conditions for local accreditation of licensed EMT-P personnel that are reasonable in order to maintain medical control and the integrity of the local EMS system, as determined by the authority and approved by the commission.(3) Provisions for local accreditation in approved optional scope of practice, if any, as allowed by applicable state regulations and statutes.(4) Provisions for the establishment and collection of fees by the appropriate agency, which may be the authority or an entity designated by the authority to collect fees for the authority, for testing, licensure, accreditation, and registration with the appropriate state or local agency in the appropriate scope of practice. All fees collected for the authority in a calendar month by any entity designated by the authority pursuant to this section to collect fees for the authority shall be transmitted to the authority for deposit into the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Fund within 30 calendar days following the last day of the calendar month in which the fees were received by the designated entity.(b) The Paramedic Disciplinary Review Board shall review and revise the criteria for the revocation or suspension of an EMT-P license, the probation of EMT-P personnel, and the appeal of a licensure decision by the authority to the board, so that it is consistent with Section 1797.125.07. The authority shall adopt that criteria, along with the criteria developed pursuant to Section 1797.125.07, pursuant to Section 1797.107.(c) All future regulations for EMT-P personnel adopted by the authority shall, if relevant, include provisions for statewide recognition of licensure or authorization for the scope of practice of those personnel.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 463, Sec. 4. (AB 450) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.186 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.186.

1797.186.  All persons described in Sections 1797.170, 1797.171, 1797.172, 1797.182, and 1797.183, whether volunteers, partly paid, or fully paid, shall be entitled to prophylactic medical treatment to prevent the onset of disease, provided that the person demonstrates that he or she was exposed, while in the service of the department or unit, to a contagious disease, as listed in Section 2500 of Title 17 of the California Administrative Code, while performing first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation services to any person.Medical treatment under this section shall not affect the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) or Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code or the person’s right to make a claim for work-related injuries, at the time the contagious disease manifests itself.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1543, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.187 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.187.

1797.187.  A peace officer as described in Section 830.1, subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, or subdivision (g) of Section 830.3 of the Penal Code, while in the service of the agency or local agency which employs him or her, shall be notified by the agency or local agency if the peace officer is exposed to a known carcinogen, as defined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or as defined by its director, during the investigation of any place where any controlled substance, as defined in Section 11007 is suspected of being manufactured, stored, transferred, or sold, or any toxic waste spills, accidents, leaks, explosions, or fires.The Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training basic training course, and other training courses as the commission determines appropriate, shall include, on or before January 1, 1990, instruction on, but not limited to, the identification and handling of possible carcinogenic materials and the potential health hazards associated with these materials, protective equipment, and clothing available to minimize contamination, handling, and disposing of materials and measures and procedures that can be adopted to minimize exposure to possible hazardous materials.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 606, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.190 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.190.

1797.190.  The authority may establish minimum standards for the training and use of automatic external defibrillators.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 718, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.192 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.192.

1797.192.  On or before July 1, 1991, the authority shall adopt standards for a standard statewide scope of practice which shall be utilized for the training and certification testing of EMT-P personnel for certification as EMT-P's. Local EMS systems shall not be required to utilize the entire standard scope of practice. Testing of EMT-P personnel for local accreditation to practice shall only include local operational policies and procedures, and drug, device, or treatment procedures being utilized within that local EMS system pursuant to Sections 1797.172 and 1797.221.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1362, Sec. 8. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.193 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 3 - State Administration|ARTICLE 5 - Personnel|Section 1797.193.

1797.193.  (a)  By July 1, 1992, existing firefighters in this state shall complete a course on the nature of sudden infant death syndrome taught by experts in the field of sudden infant death syndrome. All persons who become firefighters after January 1, 1990, shall complete a course on this topic as part of their basic training as firefighters. The course shall include information on the community resources available to assist families who have lost children to sudden infant death syndrome. (b)  For purposes of this section, the term “firefighter” has the same meaning as that specified in Section 1797.182. (c)  When the instruction and training are provided by a local agency, a fee shall be charged sufficient to defray the entire cost of the instruction and training. (Added by renumbering Section 1797.192 (as added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1111) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 216, Sec. 61.)