[Comment: For dates and availability
of material incorporated by reference in this chapter of the Administrative
Code, see rule
4766-2-18
of the Administrative Code.]
For the purposes of this chapter of the Administrative Code,
except as otherwise provided, the following definitions
shall 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.
(B)(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.
(C)(F) "Division" means
the division of emergency medical services within the department of public
safety.
(D)(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.
(E)(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.
(F)(I) "Inspection fee"
means a fee required to be paid for the inspection of a permitted
vehicle.
(G)(J) "License" means a
certificate of licensure issued by the board to the service, also known as the
licensed MTO.
(H)(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.
(I)(M) "Medical
Transportation Organization
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.
(J)(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.
(K)(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.
(L)(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.
(M)(R) "Readily
Available
available" means produced upon demand by the board or
its designee.
(N)(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.
(O)(T) "Satellite
Base
base"
means a physical location other than the headquarters from which
a
an MTO,
licensed as set forth in Chapter 4766. of the Revised Code, operates.
(P)(U)
"Service" has the same meaning as "Medical Transportation
Organization."
(Q)(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.
(R)(Y) "Temporary
Vehicle
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.
(S)(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).