Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64J - Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support › Chapter 64J-1 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 64J-1.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
In addition to the definitions provided in sections
				   395.4001,
				   401.107, and
				   401.23, F.S., the following
				  definitions apply to these rules:
(1)
				"Application" - means a completed application form, as specified by the
				department, together with all documentation required by these rules and the
				required fee.
(2) "Certificate of
				Public Convenience and Necessity" (COPCN) means a written statement or
				document, issued by the governing board of a county, granting permission for an
				applicant or licensee to provide services authorized by a license issued under
				chapter 401, part III, F.S., for the benefit of the population of that county
				or the benefit of the population of some geographic area of that county. No
				COPCN from one county may interfere with the prerogatives asserted by another
				county regarding COPCN.
(3)
				"Certification Examination" - means an examination developed or adopted by the
				department to be used for the purpose of testing the ability to practice as a
				Florida licensed emergency medical technician or paramedic.
(4) "Controlled substances" - means those
				drugs listed in chapter 893, F.S., and the "designer drugs" referred to in
				section  893.035, F.S.
(5) "Convicted or conviction" - means a
				determination of guilt of a felony in any court of competent jurisdiction which
				is the result of trial of the entry of a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo
				contendere, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld.
(6) "Department" - means the Florida
				Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, 4052 Bald
				Cypress Way, Bin A22, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1738.
(7) "Electronic Patient Care Record" means an
				incident level electronic record in accordance with the format specified in the
				Emergency Medical Services Tracking and Reporting System (EMSTARS) Data
				Dictionary Version 1.4.1, or in accordance with EMSTARS Data Standards, Version
				3 (see, rule  64J-1.014, F.A.C.).
(8) "Emergency Medical Services Provider" or
				"EMS provider" - means any entity licensed in the state of Florida to provide
				air, or ground ambulance, whether basic life support (BLS) provider or an
				advanced life support (ALS) provider, and whether a non-transportation or a
				transportation service.
(9)
				"Glasgow Coma Scale Score" - as defined in rule
				 64J-2.001, F.A.C.
(10) "Neonatal Ambulance" - means an ALS
				vehicle permitted solely for Neonatal Transport.
(11) "Neonatal Transport" - means critical
				care interfacility transport of any neonate from a hospital licensed under
				chapter 395, F.S., to a hospital licensed under chapter 395, F.S., to deliver
				Level II or Level III neonatal intensive care services as defined in rule
				 59C-1.042, F.A.C., effective
				March 15, 2017, which is incorporated by reference and located at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10235
.
(12) "Neonate" - means an infant less than 28
				days of life or 5 kg in weight.
(13) "Out-of-state or military trained" means
				an applicant for certification as an EMT or paramedic in Florida who received
				his or her initial training either in the military or in a program located in
				another state.
(14) "Patient Care
				Record" - means an electronic or written record used by each EMS provider to
				document patient care, treatment and transport activities that at a minimum
				includes the information required under rules
				 64J-1.003(5)(a),
				(b), and
				 64J-1.014, F.A.C.
(15) "Skills Practice" means the practice of
				psychomotor skills and techniques by a student in the skill laboratory and
				clinical environment until the EMT student is proficient in basic life support
				techniques and a paramedic student is proficient in advanced life support
				techniques. The skills laboratory shall precede the clinical environment for
				each skill and technique.
(16)
				"Subject matter expert" means someone with specialized knowledge, education or
				experience in a particular area or topic, for example, a labor and delivery
				nurse teaching the childbirth section of a program or an attorney teaching the
				medical legal portion of a program.
(17) "Trained emergency medical technician or
				paramedic" means an emergency medical technician or paramedic who has
				successfully completed either of the United States Department of Transportation
				emergency medical technician or paramedic training curricula described at
				subparagraph  64J-1.008(1)(a) 
				2., F.A.C. (for EMTs or subparagraph
				 64J-1.009(1)(a) 
				2., F.A.C. (for paramedics).
(18)
				"Training Program" - means an educational institution having one designated
				program director, one designated medical director, and single budget entity;
				for the purposes of providing EMT or paramedic education programs, as approved
				by the department.
(19) "Training
				Program Medical Records" - means the medical records of the student.
(20) "Training Program Records" must include
				records of student participation and attendance in class, skills laboratory,
				hospital clinical, and field training; the hospital and field training records
				must include patient care reports completed by the student and preceptor
				evaluations of the student. Student records may be kept by hard copy or
				electronically and must be maintained for a minimum of five years.
(21) "Transfer or transport" - means air,
				land or water vehicle transportation, by vehicles not exempted under section
				 401.33, F.S., of sick or injured
				persons requiring or likely to require medical attention during such
				transportation.
(22) "Trauma" - as
				defined in rule  64J-2.001, F.A.C.
(23) "Trauma Alert Patient" - as defined in
				rule  64J-2.001, F.A.C.
(24) "Trauma Patient" - as defined in rule
				 64J-2.001, F.A.C.
(25) "Trauma Transport Protocols" (TTPs) - as
				defined in rule  64J-2.001,
				F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 395.405,
					 401.121,
					 401.35 FS. Law Implemented
					 381.0011,
					 395.4001,
					 395.4015,
					 395.402,
					 395.4025,
					 395.403,
					 395.404,
					 395.4045,
					 401.23,
					 401.25,
					 401.35,
					 401.435
					 FS.
New 4-26-84, Amended 3-11-85, Formerly 10D-66.485, Amended
					 11-2-86, 4-12-88, 8-3-88, 8-7-89, 6-6-90, 12-10-92, 11-30-93, 10-2-94, 1-26-97,
					 Formerly 10D-66.0485, Amended 8-4-98, 7-14-99, 2-20-00, 11-3-02, 6-9-05,
					 10-24-05, 4-22-07, Formerly
					  64E-2.001, Amended 1-12-09,
					 11-5-09, 2-16-10, 5-27-10, 1-28-19.