Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64J-1.001 - Definitions
In addition to the definitions provided in sections 395.4001, 401.107, and 401.23, F.S., the following definitions apply to these rules:
(1)
"Application" - means a completed application form, as specified by the
department, together with all documentation required by these rules and the
required fee.
(2) "Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity" (COPCN) means a written statement or
document, issued by the governing board of a county, granting permission for an
applicant or licensee to provide services authorized by a license issued under
chapter 401, part III, F.S., for the benefit of the population of that county
or the benefit of the population of some geographic area of that county. No
COPCN from one county may interfere with the prerogatives asserted by another
county regarding COPCN.
(3)
"Certification Examination" - means an examination developed or adopted by the
department to be used for the purpose of testing the ability to practice as a
Florida licensed emergency medical technician or paramedic.
(4) "Controlled substances" - means those
drugs listed in chapter 893, F.S., and the "designer drugs" referred to in
section 893.035, F.S.
(5) "Convicted or conviction" - means a
determination of guilt of a felony in any court of competent jurisdiction which
is the result of trial of the entry of a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo
contendere, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld.
(6) "Department" - means the Florida
Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, 4052 Bald
Cypress Way, Bin A22, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1738.
(7) "Electronic Patient Care Record" means an
incident level electronic record in accordance with the format specified in the
Emergency Medical Services Tracking and Reporting System (EMSTARS) Data
Dictionary Version 1.4.1, or in accordance with EMSTARS Data Standards, Version
3 (see, rule 64J-1.014, F.A.C.).
(8) "Emergency Medical Services Provider" or
"EMS provider" - means any entity licensed in the state of Florida to provide
air, or ground ambulance, whether basic life support (BLS) provider or an
advanced life support (ALS) provider, and whether a non-transportation or a
transportation service.
(9)
"Glasgow Coma Scale Score" - as defined in rule
64J-2.001, F.A.C.
(10) "Neonatal Ambulance" - means an ALS
vehicle permitted solely for Neonatal Transport.
(11) "Neonatal Transport" - means critical
care interfacility transport of any neonate from a hospital licensed under
chapter 395, F.S., to a hospital licensed under chapter 395, F.S., to deliver
Level II or Level III neonatal intensive care services as defined in rule
59C-1.042, F.A.C., effective
March 15, 2017, which is incorporated by reference and located at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10235.
(12) "Neonate" - means an infant less than 28
days of life or 5 kg in weight.
(13) "Out-of-state or military trained" means
an applicant for certification as an EMT or paramedic in Florida who received
his or her initial training either in the military or in a program located in
another state.
(14) "Patient Care
Record" - means an electronic or written record used by each EMS provider to
document patient care, treatment and transport activities that at a minimum
includes the information required under rules
64J-1.003(5)(a),
(b), and
64J-1.014, F.A.C.
(15) "Skills Practice" means the practice of
psychomotor skills and techniques by a student in the skill laboratory and
clinical environment until the EMT student is proficient in basic life support
techniques and a paramedic student is proficient in advanced life support
techniques. The skills laboratory shall precede the clinical environment for
each skill and technique.
(16)
"Subject matter expert" means someone with specialized knowledge, education or
experience in a particular area or topic, for example, a labor and delivery
nurse teaching the childbirth section of a program or an attorney teaching the
medical legal portion of a program.
(17) "Trained emergency medical technician or
paramedic" means an emergency medical technician or paramedic who has
successfully completed either of the United States Department of Transportation
emergency medical technician or paramedic training curricula described at
subparagraph 64J-1.008(1)(a)
2., F.A.C. (for EMTs or subparagraph
64J-1.009(1)(a)
2., F.A.C. (for paramedics).
(18)
"Training Program" - means an educational institution having one designated
program director, one designated medical director, and single budget entity;
for the purposes of providing EMT or paramedic education programs, as approved
by the department.
(19) "Training
Program Medical Records" - means the medical records of the student.
(20) "Training Program Records" must include
records of student participation and attendance in class, skills laboratory,
hospital clinical, and field training; the hospital and field training records
must include patient care reports completed by the student and preceptor
evaluations of the student. Student records may be kept by hard copy or
electronically and must be maintained for a minimum of five years.
(21) "Transfer or transport" - means air,
land or water vehicle transportation, by vehicles not exempted under section
401.33, F.S., of sick or injured
persons requiring or likely to require medical attention during such
transportation.
(22) "Trauma" - as
defined in rule 64J-2.001, F.A.C.
(23) "Trauma Alert Patient" - as defined in
rule 64J-2.001, F.A.C.
(24) "Trauma Patient" - as defined in rule
64J-2.001, F.A.C.
(25) "Trauma Transport Protocols" (TTPs) - as
defined in rule 64J-2.001,
F.A.C.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 395.405, 401.121, 401.35 FS. Law Implemented 381.0011, 395.4001, 395.4015, 395.402, 395.4025, 395.403, 395.404, 395.4045, 401.23, 401.25, 401.35, 401.435 FS.
New 4-26-84, Amended 3-11-85, Formerly 10D-66.485, Amended 11-2-86, 4-12-88, 8-3-88, 8-7-89, 6-6-90, 12-10-92, 11-30-93, 10-2-94, 1-26-97, Formerly 10D-66.0485, Amended 8-4-98, 7-14-99, 2-20-00, 11-3-02, 6-9-05, 10-24-05, 4-22-07, Formerly 64E-2.001, Amended 1-12-09, 11-5-09, 2-16-10, 5-27-10, 1-28-19.
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