For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions shall
apply:
"Ambulance service" means ambulance service as
defined in
641-132.1 (147A).
"CEHs" means CEH as defined in
641-131.1 (147A).
"Continuing education" means continuing
education as defined in
641-131.1 (147A).
"County EMS association " means a countywide
group of EMS providers and various agency and organization representatives and
consumers who provide leadership for the local EMS system on needs and
objectives. The county EMS association should also include representatives of
services located in a neighboring county if service is provided on a regular
basis to residents of the county receiving funding.
"Department" means the Iowa department of
public health.
"Director " means the director of the Iowa
department of public health.
"Emergency medical care provider" means
emergency medical care provider as defined in
641-131.1 (147A).
"Emergency medical services"
or"EMS" means an integrated medical care delivery system to
provide emergency and nonemergency medical care at the scene or during
out-of-hospital patient transportation in an ambulance.
"EMS course " means a course for emergency
medical care personnel pursuant to Iowa Code section
147A.4,
subsection 2.
"Fiscal year" means the 12-month period
beginning July 1 and ending June 30.
"Infrastructure" means those elements that
make up an EMS system.
"Nontransport service" means nontransport
service as defined in
641-132.1 (147A).
"Regional EMS council" means a multicounty
nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to facilitate EMS development on a
regional basis.
"Service program " means service program as
defined in
641-131.1 (147A).
"Strategic plan " means a document produced
via a multiagency effort to evaluate and define needs and goals to improve the
local EMS system.
"Training" means EMS-related courses designed
and intended for EMS providers and includes any item used in training
including, but not limited to, slides, films, mannequins, emergency care
devices, books and other items pertinent and necessary for training
purposes.
