Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4766 - Ohio Medical Transportation Board › Chapter 4766-2 - Ambulances › Section 4766-2-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter of the Administrative Code,
				except as otherwise provided, the following definitions
				 apply:
(A) "Advanced emergency medical technician"
			 or AEMT is a person holding a current and valid certificate to practice issued
			 under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code authorizing the holder to provide
			 medical care as set forth in rule
			 4765-16-04
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
								"Advanced life support" or "ALS" has the same meaning
			 as defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(C)
								"Ambulance" has the same meaning as defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(D)
								"Basic life support" or "BLS" has the same meaning as
			 defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(E) "Board" means the
			 state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services within the
			 division of emergency medical services of the department of public safety set
			 forth in section
			 4765.02
			 of the Revised Code.
(F) "Division" means
			 the division of emergency medical services within the department of public
			 safety.
(G) "Emergency medical
			 technician" or EMT is a person holding a current and valid certificate to
			 practice issued under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code authorizing the holder
			 to provide medical care as set forth in rule
			 4765-15-04
			 of the Administrative Code.
(H) "Headquarters"
			 means the location which a licensed MTO operates, designated by the licensed
			 MTO as the location where the records set forth in this chapter are maintained
			 or readily available.
(I) "Inspection fee"
			 means a fee required to be paid for the inspection of a permitted
			 vehicle.
(J) "License" means a
			 certificate of licensure issued by the board to the service, also known as the
			 licensed MTO.
(K) "Medical director"
			 means an Ohio-licensed physician who meets the requirements as set forth in
			 Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code and rule
			 4765-3-05
			 of the Administrative Code.
(L)
								"Medical transportation licensing system" or "MTLS
			 online system" means a web based system for medical transportation agencies to
			 obtain, renew, and maintain their licenses.
(M) "Medical
			 transportation organization (MTO)" has the same
			 meaning as emergency medical service organization as defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(N)
								"Non-transport vehicle" has the same meaning as defined
			 in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(O) "Operate" means to
			 engage in conduct or activity in furtherance of the licensed activity at or
			 from a physical location owned, leased, or maintained by the licensed MTO where
			 employees report to work and vehicles or aircraft are stored. Operate also
			 includes the act of receiving a person within Ohio for transportation to a
			 location within Ohio.
(P) "Paramedic" is a
			 person holding a current and valid certificate to practice issued under Chapter
			 4765. of the Revised Code authorizing the holder to provide medical care as set
			 forth in rule
			 4765-17-03
			 of the Administrative Code.
(Q) "Permit" is the
			 authorization to operate issued by the board as set forth in section
			 4766.07
			 of the Revised Code for a specific vehicle, known as the "permitted vehicle"
			 and requires the issuance of a decal for the permitted vehicle by the board or
			 its designee.
(R) "Readily
			 available" means produced upon demand by the board or
			 its designee.
(S) "Reinspection fee"
			 means a fee required to conduct an inspection as a result of the issuance of a
			 violation notification by the board or its designee, to a licensed MTO or
			 license applicant, regarding a permitted ambulance/non-transport vehicle or an
			 ambulance/non-transport vehicle for which a permit application is pending with
			 the board.
(T) "Satellite
			 base"
			 means a physical location other than the headquarters from which
			 an MTO,
			 licensed as set forth in Chapter 4766. of the Revised Code, operates.
(U)
			 "Service" has the same meaning as "Medical Transportation
			 Organization."
(V) "Service number "
			 or "service code" means the number assigned to the licensed MTO by the board
			 for the purpose of identifying and validating the service or licensed
			 MTO.
(W)
								"Stairchair" means a collapsible wheeled apparatus used to
			 transport patients up or down stairs.
(X)
								"Stretcher,"
			 "gurney," or "cot" means a collapsible wheeled apparatus used to move patients
			 lying down.
(Y) "Temporary
			 vehicle" means an ambulance or non-transport vehicle
			 issued a temporary permit used to replace a permitted ambulance or
			 non-transport vehicle in accordance with rule
			 4766-2-12
			 of the Administrative Code that is out of service until the permitted ambulance
			 or non-transport vehicle is returned to service or is replaced. A temporary
			 vehicle may be used for a time period not to exceed sixty days.
(Z)
			 "Violation notification" means a written form issued by the board or its
			 designee during an inspection or investigation identifying deficiencies in
			 record keeping requirements, vehicle roadworthiness requirements, or equipment
			 requirements by a service or its vehicle(s).