Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 49 - STANDARDS FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 581-049-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Definitions for the purposes of division 049:
(1) "Administrator" means a person
			 responsible for all aspects of planning and managing an Emergency Medical
			 Technology (EMT) Program.
(2)
			 "Class" means scheduled meeting of persons for instructional
			 purposes.
(3) "Clinical
			 Experiences" means those experiences acquired by a student during an approved
			 EMT program under the direct supervision of appropriate medical direction and
			 clinical supervision. Experience must include the application of specific
			 knowledge, assessment, and treatment skills required to meet written clinical
			 experience competencies.
(4)
			 "Clinical Preceptor" means a person who has been trained as a preceptor and
			 appointed by an accredited teaching institution and approved by the EMS
			 provider, having the responsibility of supervising and evaluating the
			 performance of an EMT student during the clinical and field internship phases
			 of an EMT course. A preceptor must be a physician, physician assistant,
			 registered nurse, or certified EMT in good standing at or above level for which
			 the student is in training.
(5)
			 "Course" means aggregation of classes to achieve a completed set of
			 competencies as identified by OHD-EMS and established in OAR 333-265-0000 et
			 seq. effective July 1, 1994.
(6)
			 "Course Director" means a person who is the principal instructor of an EMT
			 course and is responsible for scheduling lectures and coordinating and
			 arranging clinical rotations and field internships.
(7) "Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)"
			 means a person who has received formal training in prehospital emergency care
			 and is state-certified to attend a person who is ill, injured, or has a
			 disability. (ORS 823.020) effective July 1,
			 1993.
(8) "Field Internship" means
			 those hours and calls acquired by a student during an approved clinical EMT
			 paramedic course under the direct visual supervision of a preceptor. A call
			 shall be accepted when the clinical preceptor providing direct visual
			 supervision has documented and verified satisfactory student performance. Calls
			 must include the application of specific assessment and treatment skills
			 required of a certified EMT.
(9)
			 "Guest Lecturer" means a person who presents one or more lectures on specific
			 topics in which the lecturer has personal expertise.
(10) "In Good Standing" means the status of a
			 person who is currently certified or licensed, who does not have any
			 restrictions placed on his/her certificate, and who is not on probation with
			 the certifying or licensing agency for any reason.
(11) "Medical Director" means a licensed
			 physician who shall provide medical direction to the didactic, clinical and
			 field internship portions of an EMT course or serves as the medical director of
			 an EMT, registered nurse or physician assistant associated with a licensed
			 ambulance service. The medical director must meet the qualifications of a
			 supervising physician as defined in OAR 847-035-0020 effective January 1,
			 1995.
(12) "OCCS" means the Office
			 of Community College Services.
(13)
			 "OHD-EMS" means the Emergency Medical Services Section of the Oregon Health
			 Division.
(14) "OPTE" means the
			 Office of Professional Technical Education.
(15) "Patient" means a person who is ill,
			 injured, or has a disability who may be transported in an ambulance.
(16) "Physician" means a person licensed
			 under ORS 677.010, actively registered and
			 in good standing with the Board of Medical Examiners as a Medical Doctor (MD)
			 or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
(17) "Private Vocational Schools Section"
			 means the section within the Oregon Department of Education which has the
			 responsibility for the licensure of private vocational schools (ORS
			 345.010 to
			 345.470 effective July 1,
			 1994).
(18) "Registered Nurse (RN)"
			 means a person licensed under ORS
			 678.040 effective July 1, 1994,
			 actively registered and in good standing with the Oregon Board of
			 Nursing.
(19) "Scope of Practice"
			 means the maximum level of emergency care that an EMT may provide as set forth
			 in OAR 847-035-0030 effective July 1, 1994.
(20) "Teaching Institution" means a two-year
			 community college or a licensed vocational school that is currently licensed
			 and in good standing with the Private Vocational Schools Section of the Office
			 of Professional Technical Education of the Oregon Department of
			 Education.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  823.130 -
				  823.150