Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.01.02 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) - RULE DEFINITIONS › Section 16.01.02.012 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS F THROUGH N

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.
Formative Evaluation
.
			 Assessment, including diagnostic testing, is a range of formal and informal
			 assessment procedures employed by teachers during the learning process.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Full-Time Paid
			 Personnel
. Personnel who perform a service with the promise,
			 expectation, or receipt of compensation for performing such services. Full-time
			 personnel differ from part-time personnel in that full-time personnel work a
			 more regular schedule and typically work more than thirty-five (35) hours per
			 week. (3-17-22)
03.
Glasgow
			 Coma Score (GCS)
. A scale used to determine a patient's level of
			 consciousness. It is a rating from three (3) to fifteen (15) of the patient's
			 ability to open their eyes, respond verbally, and move normally. The GCS is
			 used primarily during the examination of patients with trauma or stroke.
			 (3-17-22)
04.
Ground
			 Transport Time
. The total elapsed time calculated from departure of the
			 ambulance from the scene to arrival of the ambulance at the patient
			 destination. (3-17-22)
05.
Hospital
. A facility in Idaho licensed under Sections
			 39-1301 through
			 39-1314, Idaho Code, and defined
			 in Section
			 39-1301(a)(1),
			 Idaho Code. (3-17-22)
06.
Instructor
. Person who assists a student in the learning process and
			 meets the requirements to obtain instructor certification. (3-17-22)
07.
Instructor Certification
. A
			 credential issued to an individual by the Department for a specified period of
			 time indicating that minimum standards for providing EMS instruction under
			 IDAPA 16.01.05, "Emergency Medical Services (EMS) -- Education, Instructor, and
			 Examination Requirements," have been met. (3-17-22)
08.
Intermediate Life Support
			 (ILS)
. The provision of medical care, medication administration, and
			 treatment with medical devices that correspond to the knowledge and skill
			 objectives in the AEMT curriculum currently approved by the State Health
			 Officer and within the scope of practice defined in IDAPA 16.02.02, "Idaho
			 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Physician Commission," by persons licensed as
			 AEMTs by the Department. (3-17-22)
09.
Investigation
. Research of
			 the facts concerning a complaint or issue of non-compliance that may include
			 performing or obtaining interviews, inspections, document review, detailed
			 subject history, phone calls, witness statements, other evidence, and
			 collaboration with other jurisdictions of authority. (3-17-22)
10.
License
. A document issued
			 by the Department to an agency or individual authorizing specified activities
			 and conditions as described under Sections
			 56-1011 through
			 56-1023, Idaho Code.
			 (3-17-22)
11.
Licensed
			 Personnel
. Those individuals who are licensed by the Department as
			 Emergency Medical Responders (EMR), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT),
			 Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT), and Paramedics.
			 (3-17-22)
12.
Licensed
			 Professional Nurse
. A person who meets all the applicable requirements
			 and is licensed to practice as a Licensed Professional Nurse under Sections
			 54-1401 through
			 54-1418, Idaho Code.
			 (3-17-22)
13.
Local Incident
			 Management System
. The local system of interagency communications,
			 command, and control established to manage emergencies or demonstrate
			 compliance with the National Incident Management System. (3-17-22)
14.
Medical Supervision Plan
.
			 The written document describing the provisions for medical supervision of
			 licensed EMS personnel. (3-17-22)
15.
National Emergency Medical Services
			 Information System (NEMSIS)
. NEMSIS is the national repository used to
			 store national EMS data. NEMSIS sets the uniform data conventions and structure
			 for the Data Dictionary. NEMSIS collects and provides aggregate data available
			 for analysis and research through its technical assistance center accessed at
http://www.nemsis.org
.
			 (3-17-22)
16.
National
			 Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
. An independent,
			 nongovernmental, not for profit organization that prepares validated
			 examinations for the state's use in evaluating candidates for licensure.
			 (3-17-22)
17.
Non-transport
			 Agency
. An agency licensed by the Department, operated with the intent
			 to provide personnel or equipment for medical stabilization at an emergency
			 scene, but not intended to be the service that will actually transport sick or
			 injured persons. (3-17-22)
18.
Non-transport Vehicle
. Any vehicle operated by an agency with the
			 intent to provide personnel or equipment for medical stabilization at an
			 emergency scene, but not intended as the vehicle that will actually transport
			 sick or injured persons. (3-17-22)
19.
Nurse Practitioner
. An
			 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, licensed in the category of Nurse
			 Practitioner, as defined in IDAPA 24.34.01, "Rules of the Idaho Board of
			 Nursing." (3-17-22)