16-163 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 17 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSON

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSON means any person who routinely provides emergency medical treatment to the sick or injured. The following persons are not considered to be routinely providing emergency medical treatment for the purpose of these Rules and may provide emergency medical treatment only as specified below when called upon:

1. Those persons as specified in 32 M.R.S. §82(2) subject to any restrictions stated in that section.

2. Any person having CPR or hemorrhage control training, for the purpose of providing those skills within the scope of that training.

3. Any person who provides automatic external defibrillation in accordance with 22 M.R.S. §2150-C;

4. Any person who administers Naloxone Hydrochloride in accordance with 22 M.R.S. §2353 and is not licensed in 32 M.R.S. §85

5. Any student currently enrolled in a course leading to licensure may practice procedures learned in that course when that student:

A. Has received permission to practice those procedures from the Maine EMS authorized Training Center conducting the course.

B. Is participating in a scheduled field internship session approved by the course's clinical coordinator.

C. Is practicing those procedures with a Maine EMS-licensed service that complies with guidelines as developed by Maine EMS to conduct field internship sessions; and,

D. Is supervised by a preceptor licensed to perform those procedures and who is acting in accordance with any requirements or guidelines as approved and published by Maine EMS.

E. If such a person is also licensed under these Rules, any emergency medical treatment he/she provides that is within the scope of his/her license will be considered as routine and not subject to such supervision.

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16-163 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 17