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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 13 - Home Care Services › ARTICLE 11 - Enforcement › Section 1796.58.

1796.58. Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates a rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 54, Sec. 6. (SB 1461) Effective January 1, 2015. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 13 - Home Care Services › ARTICLE 11 - Enforcement › Section 1796.59.

1796.59. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district attorney of every county, and city attorneys in cities that have city attorneys who have jurisdiction to prosecute misdemeanors pursuant to Section 72193 of the Government Code, may, upon their own initiative or upon application by the department or its authorized representative, institute and conduct the prosecution of any action for violation within their county of this chapter or a rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter.
(b) The civil, criminal, and administrative remedies available to the department pursuant to this chapter are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination as determined by the department to enforce this chapter or a rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 790, Sec. 1. (AB 1217) Effective January 1, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 13 - Home Care Services › ARTICLE 12 - Operation › Section 1796.61.

1796.61. (a)  This chapter shall be implemented on January 1, 2016.
(b) Home care organization applicants and home care aide applicants who submit applications prior to January 1, 2016, shall be authorized to provide home care services without meeting the requirements of Section 1796.45, provided the requirements of that section are met no later than July 1, 2016.
(c) The applicants described in subdivision (b) shall meet all the requirements of this chapter no later than July 1, 2016, in order to continue to provide home care services.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 62. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61. Note: This section prescribes a delayed implementation date (Jan. 1, 2016) for Chapter 13, commencing with Section 1796.10.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 13 - Home Care Services › ARTICLE 12 - Operation › Section 1796.62.

1796.62. This chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall only be implemented to the extent that funds are made available through an appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 790, Sec. 1. (AB 1217) Effective January 1, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 13 - Home Care Services › ARTICLE 12 - Operation › Section 1796.63.

1796.63. (a) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of the Government Code, any reasonable rules, regulations, and standards as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter and to enable the department to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter, not inconsistent with any of the provisions of any statute of this state. Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer this chapter through written directives, without taking regulatory action, subject to the limitations provided in subdivision (b).
(b) The department’s authority to implement and administer this chapter through written directives shall expire no later than January 1, 2018, or upon the effective date of regulations promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), whichever occurs sooner.
(c) The department may adopt emergency regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this chapter. The department may readopt any emergency regulations that are the same as, or substantially equivalent to, any emergency regulations previously adopted. The initial adoption and readoption of emergency regulations for the implementation and administration of this chapter pursuant to this subdivision shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. The initial and readopted emergency regulations shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial and readopted emergency regulations shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each adoption or readoption shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 63. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 13 - Home Care Services › ARTICLE 12 - Operation › Section 1796.70.

1796.70. For purposes of this chapter, “rehabilitation innovation center” means a not-for-profit or government-owned rehabilitation facility that meets all of the following:
(a) Is classified as a not-for-profit entity or as a government-owned institution under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider of Services file.
(b) Holds at least one federal rehabilitation research and training designation for research projects on traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke rehabilitation research from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers, the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, or the Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems at the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research at the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
(c) Has at least 200 Medi-Cal discharges per year.
(Added by renumbering Section 1797.8 (as added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 386, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 156. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1797.1.

1797.1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is the intent of this act to provide the state with a statewide system for emergency medical services by establishing within the Health and Welfare Agency the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical services.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1797.2.

1797.2. It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain and promote the development of EMT-P paramedic programs where appropriate throughout the state and to initiate EMT-II limited advanced life support programs only where geography, population density, and resources would not make the establishment of a paramedic program feasible.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1797.3.

1797.3. The provisions of this division do not preclude the adoption of additional training standards for EMT-II and EMT-P personnel by local EMS agencies, consistent with standards adopted pursuant to Sections 1797.171, 1797.172, and 1797.214.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1362, Sec. 1. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1797.4.

1797.4. Any reference in any provision of law to mobile intensive care paramedics subject to former Article 3 (commencing with Section 1480) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 2 shall be deemed to be a reference to persons holding valid certificates under this division as an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P. Any reference in any provision of law to mobile intensive care nurses subject to former Article 3 (commencing with Section 1480) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 2 shall be deemed to be a reference to persons holding valid authorization under this division as an MICN.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 260, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1797.5.

1797.5. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the development, accessibility, and provision of emergency medical services to the people of the State of California.
Further, it is the policy of the State of California that people shall be encouraged and trained to assist others at the scene of a medical emergency. Local governments, agencies, and other organizations shall be encouraged to offer training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and lifesaving first aid techniques so that people may be adequately trained, prepared, and encouraged to assist others immediately.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1797.6.

1797.6. (a)  It is the policy of the State of California to ensure the provision of effective and efficient emergency medical care. The Legislature finds and declares that achieving this policy has been hindered by the confusion and concern in the 58 counties resulting from the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Community Communications Company, Inc. v. City of Boulder, Colorado, 455 U.S. 40, 70 L. Ed. 2d 810, 102 S. Ct. 835, regarding local governmental liability under federal antitrust laws.
(b)  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section and Sections 1797.85 and 1797.224 to prescribe and exercise the degree of state direction and supervision over emergency medical services as will provide for state action immunity under federal antitrust laws for activities undertaken by local governmental entities in carrying out their prescribed functions under this division.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1349, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1797.7.

1797.7. (a)  The Legislature finds and declares that the ability of some prehospital emergency medical care personnel to move from the jurisdiction of one local EMS agency which issued certification and authorization to the jurisdiction of another local EMS agency which utilizes the same level of emergency medical care personnel will be unreasonably hindered if those personnel are required to be retested and recertified by each local EMS agency.
(b)  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section and Section 1797.185 to ensure that EMT-P personnel who have met state competency standards for their basic scope of practice, as defined in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 100135) of Division 9 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, and are currently certified are recognized statewide without having to repeat testing or certification for that same basic scope of practice.
(c)  It is the intent of the Legislature that local EMS agencies may require prehospital emergency medical care personnel who were certified in another jurisdiction to be oriented to the local EMS system and receive training and demonstrate competency in any optional skills for which they have not received accreditation. It is also the intent of the Legislature that no individual who possesses a valid California EMT-P certificate shall be prevented from beginning working within the standard statewide scope of practice of an EMT-P if he or she is accompanied by a EMT-P who is currently certified in California and is accredited by the local EMS agency. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the local EMS agency provide, or arrange for the provision of, training and accreditation testing in local EMS operational policies and procedures and any optional skills utilized in the local EMS system within 30 days of application for accreditation as an EMT-P by the local EMS agency.
(d)  It is the intent of the Legislature that subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) not be construed to hinder the ability of local EMS agencies to maintain medical control within their EMS system in accordance with the requirements of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1362, Sec. 2. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1797.8.

1797.8. (a)  For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)  “EMT-I” means any person who has training and a valid certificate as prescribed by Section 1797.80.
(2)  “EMT certifying authority” means the medical director of the local emergency medical services agency.
(b)  Any county may, at the discretion of the county or regional medical director of emergency medical services, develop a program to certify an EMT-I to administer naloxone hydrochloride by means other than intravenous injection.
(c)  Any county that chooses to implement a program to certify an EMT-I to administer naloxone hydrochloride, as specified in subdivision (b), shall approve and administer a training and testing program leading to certification consistent with guidelines established by the state Emergency Medical Services Authority.
(d)  On or before July 1, 2003, the state Emergency Medical Services Authority shall develop guidelines relating to the county certification programs authorized pursuant to subdivision (b).
(e)  An EMT-I may be authorized by the EMT certifying authority to administer naloxone hydrochloride by means other than intravenous injection only if the EMT-I has completed training and passed an examination administered or approved by the EMT certifying authority in the area.
(f)  This section shall be operative only until the operative date of regulations that revise the regulations set forth in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 100101) of Division 9 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations and that authorize an EMT-I to receive EMT-II training in administering naloxone hydrochloride without having to complete the entire EMT-II certification course.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 678, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Conditionally inoperative as provided in subd. (f). See same-numbered section in Division 2, Chapter 14.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 1797.9.

1797.9. (a) This division shall not be construed to regulate or authorize state or local regulation of any nonmedical aspects of the following:
(1) Public aircraft certification or configuration.
(2) Public aircraft maintenance procedures and documentation.
(3) Piloting techniques and methods of piloting public aircraft.
(4) Public aircraft crewmember qualifications.
(5) Pilot certification or qualifications for public aircraft.
(b) For purposes of this section, “public aircraft” has the same meaning as in Section 1.1 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 289, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 1797.52.

1797.52. “Advanced life support” means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital emergency medical care, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced airway management, intravenous therapy, administration of specified drugs and other medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques and procedures administered by authorized personnel under the direct supervision of a base hospital as part of a local EMS system at the scene of an emergency, during transport to an acute care hospital, during interfacility transfer, and while in the emergency department of an acute care hospital until responsibility is assumed by the emergency or other medical staff of that hospital.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 4.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 1797.95.

1797.95. “Mobile stroke unit” means a multijurisdictional mobile facility that serves as an emergency response critical care ambulance under the direction and approval of a local emergency medical services (EMS) agency, and as a diagnostic, evaluation, and treatment unit, providing radiographic imaging, laboratory testing, and medical treatment under the supervision of a physician in person or by telehealth, for patients with symptoms of a stroke, to the extent consistent with any federal definition of a mobile stroke unit as set forth in Section 1395m of Title 42 of the United States Code, Section 410.78 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and any other federal law.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 772, Sec. 1. (AB 2117) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.100.

1797.100. There is in the state government, in the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 19. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.101.

1797.101. (a) The Emergency Medical Services Authority shall be headed by the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority, who shall be appointed by the Governor upon nomination by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor.
(b) The Emergency Medical Services Authority shall have a chief medical officer of the Emergency Medical Services Authority, who shall be appointed by the Governor upon nomination by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The chief medical officer shall be a physician and surgeon licensed in California pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, and who has substantial experience in the practice of emergency medicine or emergency response in California.
(c) The chief medical officer shall provide clinical leadership and oversight concerning treatment, education, and other matters involving medical decisionmaking and delivery of patient care, including, but not limited to, scope of practice, trauma system organization, stroke and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) requirements, and first aid and CPR training.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 191, Sec. 3. (SB 137) Effective September 13, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.102.

1797.102. The authority, utilizing regional and local information, shall assess each EMS area or the system’s service area for the purpose of determining the need for additional emergency medical services, coordination of emergency medical services, and the effectiveness of emergency medical services.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.103.

1797.103. The authority shall develop planning and implementation guidelines for emergency medical services systems which address the following components:
(a)  Manpower and training.
(b)  Communications.
(c)  Transportation.
(d)  Assessment of hospitals and critical care centers.
(e)  System organization and management.
(f)  Data collection and evaluation.
(g)  Public information and education.
(h)  Disaster response.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.104.

1797.104. The authority shall provide technical assistance to existing agencies, counties, and cities for the purpose of developing the components of emergency medical services systems.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.105.

1797.105. (a)  The authority shall receive plans for the implementation of emergency medical services and trauma care systems from local EMS agencies.
(b)  After the applicable guidelines or regulations are established by the authority, a local EMS agency may implement a local plan developed pursuant to Section 1797.250, 1797.254, 1797.257, or 1797.258 unless the authority determines that the plan does not effectively meet the needs of the persons served and is not consistent with coordinating activities in the geographical area served, or that the plan is not concordant and consistent with applicable guidelines or regulations, or both the guidelines and regulations, established by the authority.
(c)  A local EMS agency may appeal a determination of the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) to the commission.
(d)  In an appeal pursuant to subdivision (c), the commission may sustain the determination of the authority or overrule and permit local implementation of a plan, and the decision of the commission is final.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1735, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.106.

1797.106. (a)  Regulations, standards, and guidelines adopted by the authority and by local EMS agencies pursuant to the provisions of this division shall not prohibit hospitals which contract with group practice prepayment health care service plans from providing necessary medical services for the members of those plans.
(b)  Regulations, standards, and guidelines adopted by the authority and by local EMS agencies pursuant to the provisions of this division shall provide for the transport and transfer of a member of a group practice prepayment health care service plan to a hospital that contracts with the plan when the base hospital determines that the condition of the member permits the transport or when the condition of the member permits the transfer, except that when the dispatching agency determines that the transport by a transport unit would unreasonably remove the transport unit from the area, the member may be transported to the nearest hospital capable of treating the member.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 127.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.107.

1797.107. The authority shall adopt, amend, or repeal, after approval by the commission and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, such rules and regulations as may be reasonable and proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this division and to enable the authority to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this division not inconsistent with any of the provisions of any statute of this state.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 128.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.108.

1797.108. Subject to the availability of funds appropriated therefor, the authority may contract with local EMS agencies to provide funding assistance to those agencies for planning, organizing, implementing, and maintaining regional emergency medical services systems.
In addition, the authority may provide special funding to multicounty EMS agencies which serve rural areas with extensive tourism, as determined by the authority, to reduce the burden on the rural EMS agency of providing the increased emergency medical services required due to that tourism.
Each local or multicounty EMS agency receiving funding pursuant to this section shall make a quarterly report to the authority on the functioning of the local EMS system. The authority may continue to transfer appropriated funds to the local EMS agency upon satisfactory operation.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 191, Sec. 3. Effective July 11, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.109.

1797.109. (a)  The director may develop, or prescribe standards for and approve, an emergency medical technician training and testing program for the Department of the California Highway Patrol, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee, and other public safety agency personnel, upon the request of, and as deemed appropriate by, the director for the particular agency.
(b)  The director may, with the concurrence of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, designate the California Highway Patrol Academy as a site where the training and testing may be offered.
(c)  The director may prescribe that each person, upon successful completion of the training course and upon passing a written and a practical examination, be certified as an emergency medical technician of an appropriate classification. A suitable identification card may be issued to each certified person to designate that person’s emergency medical skill level.
(d)  The director may prescribe standards for refresher training to be given to persons trained and certified under this section.
(e)  The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall, subject to the availability of federal funds, provide for the initial training of its uniformed personnel in the rendering of emergency medical technician services to the public in specified areas of the state as designated by the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 157, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.110.

1797.110. The Legislature finds that programs funded through the authority are hindered by the length of time required for the state process to execute approved contracts and payment of vendor claims. These programs include, but are not limited to, general fund assistance to rural multicounty EMS agencies and dispersal of federal grant moneys for EMS systems development to local EMS agencies. This hardship is particularly felt by new or rural community based EMS agencies with modest reserves and cash flow problems. It is the intent of the Legislature that advance payment authority be established for the authority in order to alleviate such problems for those types of contractors to the extent possible.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority may, to the extent funds are available, provide for advanced payments under any financial assistance contract which the authority determines has been entered into with any small, rural, or new EMS agency with modest reserves and potential cash flow problems, as determined by the authority. Such programs include, but are not limited to, local county or multicounty EMS agencies.
No advance payment or aggregate of advance payments made pursuant to this section shall exceed 25 percent of the total annual contract amount. No advance payment should be made pursuant to this section if the applicable federal law prohibits advance payment.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 191, Sec. 4. Effective July 11, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.111.

1797.111. With the approval of the Department of Finance, and for use in the furtherance of the work of the authority, the director may accept all of the following:
(a)  Grants of interest in real property.
(b)  Gifts of money from public agencies or from organizations or associations organized for scientific, educational, or charitable purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 18.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.112.

1797.112. (a)  The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, the funds in which are to be held in trust for the benefit of the authority’s testing and personnel licensure program, for the duties and activities of the Paramedic Disciplinary Review Board pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797.125) of this chapter, and for the purpose of making reimbursements to entities for the performance of functions for which fees are collected pursuant to Section 1797.172, for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(b)  The authority may transfer unused portions of the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Fund to the Surplus Money Investment Fund. Funds transferred to the Surplus Money Investment Fund shall be placed in a separate trust account, and shall be available for transfer to the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Fund, together with interest earned, when requested by the authority.
(c)  The authority shall maintain a reserve balance in the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Fund of 5 percent. Any increase in the fees deposited in the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Fund shall be effective upon a determination by the authority that additional moneys are required to fund expenditures of the personnel licensure program, including, but not limited to, reimbursements to entities set forth in subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 463, Sec. 1. (AB 450) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.113.

1797.113. The Emergency Medical Services Training Program Approval Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is continuously appropriated to the authority for the authority’s training program review and approval activities. The fees charged by the authority under Section 1797.191 shall be deposited in this fund. The authority may transfer unexpended and unencumbered moneys contained in the Emergency Medical Services Training Program Approval Fund to the Surplus Money Investment Fund for investment pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. All interest, dividends, and pecuniary gains from these investments or deposits shall accrue to the Emergency Medical Services Training Program Approval Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 666, Sec. 2. Effective September 21, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › CHAPTER 3 - State Administration › ARTICLE 1 - The Emergency Medical Services Authority › Section 1797.114.

1797.114. The rules and regulations of the authority established pursuant to Section 1797.107 shall include a requirement that a local EMS agency local plan developed pursuant to this division shall require that in providing emergency medical transportation services to any patient, the patient shall be transported to the closest appropriate medical facility, if the emergency health care needs of the patient dictate this course of action. Emergency health care need shall be determined by the prehospital emergency medical care personnel under the direction of a base hospital physician and surgeon or in conformance with the regulations of the authority adopted pursuant to Section 1797.107.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 979, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)