Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4766 - Ohio Medical Transportation Board › Chapter 4766-4 - Mobile Intensive Care Units › Section 4766-4-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Advanced life
			 support" or "ALS" has the same meaning as defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(B)
								"Ambulance" has the same meaning as defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(C)
								"Basic life support" or "BLS" has the same meaning as
			 defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(D) "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.
(E)
								"Computed tomography" or "CT" refers to a computerized
			 x-ray imaging procedure.
(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 licensee operates, designated by the licensee 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 mobile intensive care unit.
(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 organization" or "MTO" has the same meaning as emergency medical
			 service organization as defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(M) "Mobile intensive
			 care unit" or "MoICU" has the same meaning as mobile intensive care unit as
			 defined in section
			 4766.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(N)
								"Mobile stroke unit" is an MoICU specifically designed
			 to treat and transport individuals experiencing a cerebral vascular
			 incident.
(O)
								"Medical transportation licensing system" or "MTLS
			 online system" means a web based system for medical transportation agencies to
			 obtain, renew, and maintain their licenses.
(P) "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 licensee 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.
(Q) "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.
(R) "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.
(S)
								) "Radiologic technologist" is a health care
			 professional skilled in the theory and practice of the technical aspects of the
			 use of x-rays and radioisotopes in the diagnosis and treatment of
			 disease.
(T) "Readily available"
			 means produced upon demand by the board or its designee.
(U)
			 "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 MoICU or license applicant, regarding a permitted MoICU or a MoICU for
			 which a permit application is pending with the board.
(V)
			 "Satellite base" means a physical location other than headquarters from which a
			 licensee operates.
(W) "Temporary vehicle"
			 means a MoICU issued a temporary permit used to replace a permitted MoICU in
			 accordance with rule
			 4766-4-12
			 of the Administrative Code that is out of service until the permitted MoICU is
			 returned to service or is replaced. A temporary vehicle may be used for a time
			 period not to exceed sixty days.
(X) "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).