Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4766 - Ohio Medical Transportation Board › Chapter 4766-3 - Ambulettes › Section 4766-3-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(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)
			 "Ambulette service" has the same meaning as "nonemergency medical service
			 organization" as defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(C) "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.
(D) "Client"
			 means an individual who requires the use of a wheelchair or who is confined to
			 a wheelchair and is transported by an ambulette in order to receive health care
			 services at a health care facility or health practitioner's office in
			 non-emergency circumstances.
(E)
								"Department of Transportation (DOT) physical" is a
			 health examination mandated by the "Federal Motor Carrier Safety
			 Administration" (FMCSA) for commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
			 drivers.
(F) "Division" means
			 the division of emergency medical services within the department of public
			 safety.
(G) "Emergency medical
			 responder" or "EMR" 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
			 4765-12-04
			 of the Administrative Code.
(H) "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.
(I) "Headquarters"
			 means the location from which a licensed ambulette service operates and
			 designated by the licensed ambulette service as the location where the records
			 set forth in this chapter are maintained or readily available.
(J)
			 "Inspection fee" means a fee required to be paid for the inspection of a
			 permitted vehicle.
(K)
								"Medical transportation licensing system" or "MTLS
			 online system" means a web based system for medical transportation agencies to
			 obtain, renew, and maintain their licenses.
(L) "License" means a
			 certificate of licensure issued by the board to the service, also known as the
			 licensed ambulette service.
(M) "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 ambulette
			 service where employees report to work and vehicles are stored. Operate also
			 includes the act of receiving a person within Ohio for transportation to a
			 location within Ohio.
(N) "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.
(O) "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.
(P) "Readily available"
			 means produced upon demand by the board.
(Q)
			 "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 ambulette service or license applicant, regarding a permitted
			 ambulette or an ambulette for which a permit application is pending with the
			 board.
(R) "Satellite base"
			 means a physical location other than the headquarters from which an ambulette
			 service, licensed as set forth in Chapter 4766. of the Revised Code operates.
(S) "Temporary vehicle"
			 means an ambulette issued a temporary permit used to replace a permitted
			 ambulette in accordance with rule
			 4766-3-12
			 of the Administrative Code that is out of service until the permitted ambulette
			 is returned to service or is replaced. A temporary vehicle may be used for a
			 time period not to exceed sixty days.
(T) "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).