Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 130.000 - Hospital Licensure › Subpart D - SUPPLEMENTARY STANDARDS: PARTICULAR SERVICES › Section 130.1501 - Definitions Applicable to 105 CMR 130.1501 Through 130.1504

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
The following definitions apply in
				  105 CMR 130.1500 through
				  130.1504:
Affiliate Hospital
. A hospital that
				  is licensed by the department to provide a medical control service and agrees
				  to provide medical control to a licensed service pursuant to an affiliation
				  agreement.
Affiliation Agreement
. An agreement
				  between the hospital and a service that meets the requirements of
				  105 CMR
				  170.300:
Affiliation
				  Agreements
.
Authorization to Practice
. Approval
				  granted to EMS personnel as defined in
				  105 CMR 170.020:
Definitions
.
CMED
. The medical communications
				  subsystem within the statewide EMS communications system.
EFR Service
. An EMS First Response
				  Service designated as a service zone provider pursuant to a Department-approved
				  service zone plan for the purpose of providing rapid response and EMS in
				  accordance with
				  105 CMR 170.000:
Emergency Medical Services System.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
.
				  The pre-hospital assessment, treatment and other services utilized in
				  responding to an emergency or provided during the emergency or inter-facility
				  transport of patients to appropriate health care facilities.
EMS System
. All the EMS providers
				  and equipment; communications systems linking them to each other; training and
				  education programs; the Regional EMS Councils and all of their operations; EMS
				  plans, protocols, statutes, regulations, administrative requirements and
				  guidelines; and all other components of such system, and their interaction with
				  each other and with patients, providing equally for all patients quality care,
				  operating under the leadership and direction of the Department.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
.
				  A person certified by the Department to provide emergency medical services
				  pursuant to
				  105 CMR 170.000:
Emergency Medical Services System
.
Medical Control
. The clinical
				  oversight by a qualified physician to all components of the EMS system
				  including, without limitation, Statewide Treatment Protocols, medical
				  direction, training of and authorization to practice for EMS personnel, quality
				  assurance and continuous quality improvement.
Medical Direction
. The authorization
				  for treatment established in the Statewide Treatment Protocols provided by a
				  qualified medical control physician to EMS personnel, whether on-line, via
				  direct communication or telecommunication, or off-line,
via
standing orders.
On-line Medical Direction
. The
				  authorization for treatment established in the Statewide Treatment Protocols
				  provided by a qualified medical control physician to EMS personnel
via
direct communication or telecommunication.
Qualified Medical Control Physician
.
				  A physician who meets the requirements of
				  105
				  CMR 130.1504.
Regional EMS Council
. An entity
				  created pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111C, § 4 and designated by the Department
				  to assist the Department in establishing, coordinating, maintaining and
				  improving the EMS system in a region.
Service
. A licensed ambulance
				  service or EFR service as defined in
				  105 CMR 170.020:
Definitions
.
Statewide Treatment Protocols
. The
				  Emergency Medical Services Pre-hospital Treatment Protocols approved by the
				  Department for application statewide.