Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.01.02 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) - RULE DEFINITIONS › Section 16.01.02.011 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS C THROUGH E

Current through August 31, 2023
For the purposes of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
				chapters of rules, the following definitions apply: (3-17-22)
01.
Call Volume
. The number of
			 requests for service that an agency either anticipated or responded to during a
			 designated period of time. (3-17-22)
02.
Candidate
. Any individual
			 who is requesting an EMS personnel license under Sections
			 56-1011 through
			 56-1023, Idaho Code, IDAPA
			 16.01.07, "Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - Personnel Licensing
			 Requirements." (3-17-22)
03.
Certificate of Eligibility
. Documentation that an individual is
			 eligible for affiliation with an EMS agency, having satisfied all requirements
			 for an EMS Personnel Licensure except for affiliation, but is not licensed to
			 practice. (3-17-22)
04.
Certification
. A credential issued by a designated certification
			 body for a specified period of time indicating that minimum standards have been
			 met. (3-17-22)
05.
Certified
			 EMS Instructor
. An individual approved by the Department, who has met
			 the requirements in IDAPA 16.01.05, "Emergency Medical Services (EMS) --
			 Education, Instructor, and Examination Requirements," to provide EMS education
			 and training. (3-17-22)
06.
CoAEMSP
. Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the
			 Emergency Medical Services Professions. (3-17-22)
07.
Cognitive Exam
.
			 Computer-based exam to demonstrate knowledge learned during an EMS education
			 program. (3-17-22)
08.
Compensated Volunteer
. An individual who performs a service without
			 promise, expectation, or receipt of compensation other than payment of
			 expenses, reasonable benefits or a nominal fee to perform such services. This
			 individual cannot be a part-time or full-time employee of the same organization
			 performing the same services as a volunteer and employee. (3-17-22)
09.
Conflict of Interest
. A
			 situation in which a decision by personnel acting in their official capacity is
			 influenced by or may be a benefit to their personal interests.
			 (3-17-22)
10.
Consolidated
			 Emergency Communications System
. Facilities, equipment, and dispatching
			 services directly related to establishing, maintaining, or enhancing a 911
			 emergency communications service defined in Section
			 31-4802, Idaho Code.
			 (3-17-22)
11.
Core
			 Content
. Set of educational goals, explicitly taught (and not taught),
			 focused on making sure that all students involved learn certain material tied
			 to a specific educational topic and defines the entire domain of
			 out-of-hospital practice and identifies the universal body of knowledge and
			 skills for emergency medical services providers who do not function as
			 independent practitioners. (3-17-22)
12.
Course
. The specific
			 portions of an education program that delineate the beginning and the end of an
			 individual's EMS education. A course is also referred to as a "section" on the
			 NREMT website. (3-17-22)
13.
Course Physician
. A physician charged with reviewing and approving both
			 the clinical and didactic content of a course. (3-17-22)
14.
Credentialing
. The local
			 process by which licensed EMS personnel are authorized to provide medical care
			 in the out-of-hospital, hospital, and medical clinic setting, including the
			 determination of a local scope of practice. (3-17-22)
15.
Credentialed EMS Personnel
.
			 Individuals who are authorized to provide medical care by the EMS medical
			 director, hospital supervising physician, or medical clinic supervising
			 physician. (3-17-22)
16.
Critical Care
. The treatment of a patient with continuous care,
			 monitoring, medication, or procedures requiring knowledge or skills not
			 contained within the Paramedic curriculum approved by the State Health Officer.
			 Interventions provided by Paramedics are governed by the scope of practice
			 defined in IDAPA 16.02.02, "Idaho Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Physician
			 Commission." (3-17-22)
17.
Critical Care Agency
. An ambulance or air medical EMS agency that
			 advertises and provides all of the skills and interventions defined as critical
			 care in IDAPA 16.02.02, "Idaho Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Physician
			 Commission." (3-17-22)
18.
Department
. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
			 (3-17-22)
19.
Director
. The Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare or
			 their designee. (3-17-22)
20.
Division
. The Division of Public Health, Idaho Department of
			 Health and Welfare. (3-17-22)
21.
Emergency
. A medical condition, the onset of which is sudden, that
			 manifests itself by symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain,
			 that a prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and
			 medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to
			 result in placing the person's health in serious jeopardy, or in causing
			 serious impairments of bodily function or serious dysfunction of any bodily
			 organ or part. (3-17-22)
22.
Emergency Medical Care
. The care provided to a person suffering
			 from a medical condition, the onset of which is sudden, that manifests itself
			 by symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, that a prudent
			 layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine, could
			 reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in
			 placing the person's health in serious jeopardy, or in causing serious
			 impairments of bodily function or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or
			 part. (3-17-22)
23.
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
. An EMR is a person who: (3-17-22)
a. Has met the qualifications for licensure
			 in Sections
			 56-1011 through
			 56-1023, Idaho Code, and IDAPA
			 16.01.07, "Emergency Medical Services - Personnel Licensing Requirements";
			 (3-17-22)
b. Is licensed by the
			 Department under Sections
			 56-1011 through
			 56-1023, Idaho Code;
			 (3-17-22)
c. Carries out the
			 practice of emergency medical care within the scope of practice for EMR
			 determined by the Idaho Emergency Medical Services Physician Commission
			 (EMSPC), under IDAPA 16.02.02, "Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Physician
			 Commission"; and (3-17-22)
d.
			 Practices under the supervision of a physician licensed in Idaho.
			 (3-17-22)