California

Health and Safety Code - HSC

17,661 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1797.122 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a health facility as defined in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250 may release patient-identifiable medical information under the following circumstances: (1) To
• § 1797.123 — (a) Upon receipt of data reported by a local EMS agency to the authority pursuant to Section 1797.
• § 1797.124 — (a) On or before March 1, 2024, and on or before each January 1 thereafter, the authority shall annually develop and publish on its internet website a report showing the allowable maximum rates for gr
• § 1797.125 — (a) The Paramedic Disciplinary Review Board is hereby created in the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
• § 1797.125.01 — (a) The Paramedic Disciplinary Review Board shall be composed of the following members, who shall all be residents of California: (1) One member shall be a California-licensed physician who is board c
• § 1797.125.03 — (a) The board shall select a chairperson from its members.
• § 1797.125.05 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, on and after January 1, 2023, the board may act on appeals of the authority’s decision to impose licensure action and regarding the denial
• § 1797.125.07 — (a) The board shall develop criteria to aid it in making final determinations regarding appeals of licensure actions, for purposes of adoption by the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1
• § 1797.125.09 — (a) (1) An employer of a paramedic shall report to the director of the authority and the board the suspension or termination for cause of a paramedic in their employ within 72 hours of the event.
• § 1797.125.11 — (a) If the board denies an appeal of an application for licensure, or upholds the authority’s decision to deny an application for licensure, based solely or in part on the applicant’s conviction histo
• § 1797.130 — The director shall chair an Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency Medical Services established pursuant to Section 1797.
• § 1797.132 — An Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency Medical Services is hereby established.
• § 1797.133 — The director may appoint select resource committees of experts and may contract with special medical consultants for assistance in the implementation of this division.
• § 1797.134 — The Interdepartmental Committee on Emergency Medical Services or another committee designated by the director shall consult with the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training regarding emerge
• § 1797.150 — In cooperation with the Office of Emergency Services, the authority shall respond to any medical disaster by mobilizing and coordinating emergency medical services mutual aid resources to mitigate hea
• § 1797.151 — The authority shall coordinate, through local EMS agencies, medical and hospital disaster preparedness with other local, state, and federal agencies and departments having a responsibility relating to
• § 1797.152 — (a) The director and the State Public Health Officer may jointly appoint a regional disaster medical and health coordinator for each mutual aid region of the state.
• § 1797.153 — (a) In each operational area the county health officer and the local EMS agency administrator may act jointly as the medical health operational area coordinator (MHOAC).
• § 1797.160 — No owner of a publicly or privately owned ambulance shall permit the operation of the ambulance in emergency service unless the attendant on duty therein, or, if there is no attendant on duty therein,
• § 1797.161 — (a) By January 1, 2027, a public safety agency that provides “911” call processing services for emergency medical response shall provide prearrival medical instructions to “911” callers requiring medi
• § 1797.165 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as CAL-FIRE pursuant to Section 701.
• § 1797.170 — (a) The authority shall develop and, after approval by the commission pursuant to Section 1799.
• § 1797.171 — (a) The authority shall develop, and after approval of the commission pursuant to Section 1799.
• § 1797.172 — (a) The authority shall develop and, after approval by the commission pursuant to Section 1799.
• § 1797.173 — The authority shall assure that all training programs for EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P are located in an approved licensed hospital or an educational institution operated with written agreements with an a
• § 1797.174 — In consultation with the commission, the Emergency Medical Directors Association of California, and other affected constituencies, the authority shall develop statewide guidelines for continuing educa
• § 1797.175 — The authority shall establish the standards for continuing education and shall designate the examinations for certification and recertification of all prehospital personnel.
• § 1797.176 — The authority shall establish the minimum standards for the policies and procedures necessary for medical control of the EMS system.
• § 1797.177 — No individual shall hold himself or herself out to be an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or paramedic unless that individual is currently certified as such by the local EMS agency or other certifying authority.
• § 1797.178 — No person or organization shall provide advanced life support or limited advanced life support unless that person or organization is an authorized part of the emergency medical services system of the
• § 1797.179 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and to the extent federal financial participation is available, any city, county or special district providing paramedic services as set forth in Section 17
• § 1797.180 — No agency, public or private, shall advertise or disseminate information to the public that the agency provides EMT-II or EMT-P rescue or ambulance services unless that agency does in fact provide thi
• § 1797.181 — The authority may, by regulation, prescribe standardized insignias or emblems for patches which may be affixed to the clothing of an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P.
• § 1797.182 — All ocean, public beach, and public swimming pool lifeguards and all firefighters in this state, except those whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative, shall be trained to administer firs
• § 1797.183 — All peace officers described in Section 13518 of the Penal Code, except those whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative, shall be trained to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resusc
• § 1797.184 — The authority shall develop and, after approval by the commission pursuant to Section 1799.
• § 1797.185 — (a) The authority shall establish criteria for the statewide recognition of the licensure of EMT-P personnel in the basic scope of practice of those personnel.
• § 1797.186 — All persons described in Sections 1797.
• § 1797.187 — A peace officer as described in Section 830.
• § 1797.188 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Prehospital emergency medical care person or personnel” means any of the following: an authorized registered nurse or mobile intensive care nurse, emergency medical t
• § 1797.189 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Chief medical examiner-coroner” means the chief medical examiner or the coroner as referred to in subdivision (m) of Section 24000, Section 24010, subdivisions (k), (
• § 1797.190 — The authority may establish minimum standards for the training and use of automatic external defibrillators.
• § 1797.191 — (a) The authority shall establish minimum standards for the training in pediatric first aid, pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and preventive health practices required by Section 1596.
• § 1797.192 — On or before July 1, 1991, the authority shall adopt standards for a standard statewide scope of practice which shall be utilized for the training and certification testing of EMT-P personnel for cert
• § 1797.193 — (a) By July 1, 1992, existing firefighters in this state shall complete a course on the nature of sudden infant death syndrome taught by experts in the field of sudden infant death syndrome.
• § 1797.194 — The purpose of this section is to provide for the state licensure of EMT-P personnel.
• § 1797.195 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-P may provide emergency medical care pursuant to this section in the emergency department of a hospital that me
• § 1797.196 — (a) For purposes of this section, “AED” or “defibrillator” means an automated external defibrillator.
• § 1797.197 — (a) The authority shall establish training and standards for all prehospital emergency medical care personnel, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1797.
• § 1797.197a — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Anaphylaxis” means a potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to a substance.
• § 1797.198 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Trauma care is an essential public service.
• § 1797.199 — (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury, the Trauma Care Fund, which, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years
• § 1797.2 — It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain and promote the development of EMT-P paramedic programs where appropriate throughout the state and to initiate EMT-II limited advanced life support prog
• § 1797.200 — Each county may develop an emergency medical services program.
• § 1797.201 — Upon the request of a city or fire district that contracted for or provided, as of June 1, 1980, prehospital emergency medical services, a county shall enter into a written agreement with the city or
• § 1797.202 — (a) Every local EMS agency shall have a full- or part-time licensed physician and surgeon as medical director, who has substantial experience in the practice of emergency medicine, as designated by th
• § 1797.204 — The local EMS agency shall plan, implement, and evaluate an emergency medical services system, in accordance with the provisions of this part, consisting of an organized pattern of readiness and respo
• § 1797.206 — The local EMS agency shall be responsible for implementation of advanced life support systems and limited advanced life support systems and for the monitoring of training programs.
• § 1797.208 — The local EMS agency shall be responsible for determining that the operation of training programs at the EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P levels are in compliance with this division, and shall approve the tra
• § 1797.210 — (a) The medical director of the local EMS agency shall issue a certificate, except an EMT-P certificate, to an individual upon proof of satisfactory completion of an approved training program, passage
• § 1797.211 — Each local EMS agency shall submit certificate status updates to the authority within three working days after a final determination is made regarding a certification disciplinary action taken by the
• § 1797.212 — The local EMS agency may establish a schedule of fees for certification in an amount sufficient to cover the reasonable cost of administering the certification provisions of this division.
• § 1797.213 — (a) Any local EMS agency conducting a program pursuant to this article may provide courses of instruction and training leading to certification as an EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or authorized registered nur
• § 1797.214 — A local EMS agency may require additional training or qualifications, for the use of drugs, devices, or skills in either the standard scope of practice or a local EMS agency optional scope of practice
• § 1797.215 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, EMT-I's, EMT-II's, and EMT-P’s shall be required to renew their cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificate no more than once every two years.
• § 1797.216 — Public safety agencies that are certifying entities may certify and recertify public safety personnel as EMT-I.
• § 1797.217 — (a) Every certifying entity shall submit to the authority certification data required by Section 1797.
• § 1797.218 — Any local EMS agency may authorize an advanced life support or limited advanced life support program which provides services utilizing EMT-II or EMT-P, or both, for the delivery of emergency medical c
• § 1797.219 — All investigatory and disciplinary processes for EMT-I and EMT-II certificate holders shall be, subject to Chapter 9.
• § 1797.220 — The local EMS agency, using state minimum standards, shall establish policies and procedures approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency to assure medical control of the EMS system.
• § 1797.221 — The medical director of the local EMS agency may approve or conduct any scientific or trial study of the efficacy of the prehospital emergency use of any drug, device, or treatment procedure within th
• § 1797.222 — A county, upon the recommendation of its local EMS agency, may adopt ordinances governing the transport of a patient who is receiving care in the field from prehospital emergency medical personnel, wh
• § 1797.223 — (a) (1) A public safety agency that provides “911” call processing services for emergency medical response shall make a connection available from the public safety agency dispatch center to an emergen
• § 1797.224 — A local EMS agency may create one or more exclusive operating areas in the development of a local plan, if a competitive process is utilized to select the provider or providers of the services pursuan
• § 1797.225 — (a) A local EMS agency may adopt policies and procedures for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.
• § 1797.226 — Without altering or otherwise affecting the meaning of any portion of this division as to any other county, as to San Bernardino County only, it shall be competent for any local EMS agency which estab
• § 1797.227 — (a) An emergency medical care provider shall do both of the following when collecting and submitting data to a local EMS agency: (1) Use an electronic health record system that exports data in a forma
• § 1797.228 — (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2019, a local EMS agency shall transmit ambulance patient offload time data quarterly to the authority, consistent with the policies and procedures developed pursuant to S
• § 1797.230 — (a) (1) A county may contract for emergency ambulance services with a fire agency that will provide those services, in whole or in part, through a written subcontract with a private ambulance service.
• § 1797.231 — (a) (1) A fire agency, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.
• § 1797.233 — (a) A ground ambulance provider shall not require an uninsured patient or self-pay patient to pay an amount more than the established payment by Medi-Cal or Medicare fee-for-service amount, whichever
• § 1797.250 — In each designated EMS area, the local EMS agency may develop and submit a plan to the authority for an emergency medical services system according to the guidelines prescribed pursuant to Section 179
• § 1797.252 — The local EMS agency shall, consistent with such plan, coordinate and otherwise facilitate arrangements necessary to develop the emergency medical services system.
• § 1797.254 — Local EMS agencies shall annually submit an emergency medical services plan for the EMS area to the authority, according to EMS Systems, Standards, and Guidelines established by the authority.
• § 1797.256 — A local EMS agency may review applications for grants and contracts for federal, state, or private funds concerning emergency medical services or related activities in its EMS area.
• § 1797.257 — A local EMS agency which elects to implement a trauma care system on or after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 1798.
• § 1797.258 — After the submission of an initial trauma care system plan, a local EMS agency which has implemented a trauma care system shall annually submit to the authority an updated plan which identifies all ch
• § 1797.259 — A local EMS agency that elects to implement a community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program pursuant to Section 1840 shall develop and, prior to implementation, submit a plan for t
• § 1797.270 — An emergency medical care committee may be established in each county in this state.
• § 1797.272 — The county board of supervisors shall prescribe the membership, and appoint the members, of the emergency medical care committee.
• § 1797.273 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 1797.
• § 1797.274 — The emergency medical care committee shall, at least annually, review the operations of each of the following: (a) Ambulance services operating within the county.
• § 1797.276 — Every emergency medical care committee shall, at least annually, report to the authority, and the local EMS agency its observations and recommendations relative to its review of the ambulance services
• § 1797.3 — The provisions of this division do not preclude the adoption of additional training standards for EMT-II and EMT-P personnel by local EMS agencies, consistent with standards adopted pursuant to Sectio
• § 1797.4 — Any reference in any provision of law to mobile intensive care paramedics subject to former Article 3 (commencing with Section 1480) of Chapter 2.
• § 1797.5 — It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the development, accessibility, and provision of emergency medical services to the people of the State of California.
• § 1797.50 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the provisions of this division.
• § 1797.52 — “Advanced life support” means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital emergency medical care, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, card
• § 1797.53 — “Alternative base station” means a facility or service operated and directly supervised by, or directly supervised by, a physician and surgeon who is trained and qualified to issue advice and instruct
• § 1797.54 — “Authority” means the Emergency Medical Services Authority established by this division.
• § 1797.56 — “Authorized registered nurse,” “mobile intensive care nurse,” or “MICN” means a registered nurse who is functioning pursuant to Section 2725 of the Business and Professions Code and who has been autho
• § 1797.58 — “Base hospital” means one of a limited number of hospitals which, upon designation by the local EMS agency and upon the completion of a written contractual agreement with the local EMS agency, is resp
• § 1797.59 — “Base hospital physician” or “BHP” means a physician and surgeon who is currently licensed in California, who is assigned to the emergency department of a base hospital, and who has been trained to is
• § 1797.6 — (a) It is the policy of the State of California to ensure the provision of effective and efficient emergency medical care.
• § 1797.60 — “Basic life support” means emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures which, as a minimum, include recognizing respiratory and cardiac arrest and starting the proper application
• § 1797.61 — (a) “Certificate” or “license” means a specific document issued to an individual denoting competence in the named area of prehospital service.
• § 1797.62 — “Certifying entity” means a public safety agency or the office of the State Fire Marshal if the agency has a training program for EMT-I personnel that is approved pursuant to the standards developed p
• § 1797.63 — “Certifying examination” or “examination for certification” means an examination designated by the authority for a specific level of prehospital emergency medical care personnel that must be satisfact
• § 1797.64 — “Commission” means the Commission on Emergency Medical Services created pursuant to the provisions of Section 1799.
• § 1797.66 — “Competency based curriculum” means a curriculum in which specific objectives are defined for each of the separate skills taught in training programs with integrated didactic and practical instruction
• § 1797.67 — “Designated facility” means a hospital which has been designated by a local EMS agency to perform specified emergency medical services systems functions pursuant to guidelines established by the autho
• § 1797.68 — “Director” means the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
• § 1797.7 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the ability of some prehospital emergency medical care personnel to move from the jurisdiction of one local EMS agency which issued certification and author
• § 1797.70 — “Emergency” means a condition or situation in which an individual has a need for immediate medical attention, or where the potential for such need is perceived by emergency medical personnel or a publ
• § 1797.72 — “Emergency medical services” means the services utilized in responding to a medical emergency.
• § 1797.74 — “Emergency medical services area” or “EMS area” means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of the designated local EMS agency.
• § 1797.76 — “Emergency medical services plan” means a plan for the delivery of emergency medical services consistent with state guidelines addressing the components listed in Section 1797.
• § 1797.78 — “Emergency medical services system” or “system” means a specially organized arrangement which provides for the personnel, facilities, and equipment for the effective and coordinated delivery in an EMS
• § 1797.8 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “EMT-I” means any person who has training and a valid certificate as prescribed by Section 1797.
• § 1797.80 — “Emergency Medical Technician-I” or “EMT-I” means an individual trained in all facets of basic life support according to standards prescribed by this part and who has a valid certificate issued pursua
• § 1797.82 — “Emergency Medical Technician-II,” “EMT-II,” “Advanced Emergency Medical Technician,” or “Advanced EMT” means an EMT-I with additional training in limited advanced life support according to standards
• § 1797.84 — “Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic,” “EMT-P,” “paramedic” or “mobile intensive care paramedic” means an individual whose scope of practice to provide advanced life support is according to standar
• § 1797.85 — “Exclusive operating area” means an EMS area or subarea defined by the emergency medical services plan for which a local EMS agency, upon the recommendation of a county, restricts operations to one or
• § 1797.86 — “Health systems agency” means a health systems agency as defined in subsection (a) of Section 300( l )-1 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
• § 1797.88 — “Hospital” means an acute care hospital licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2, with a permit for basic emergency service or an out-of-state acute care hospital which su
• § 1797.9 — (a) This division shall not be construed to regulate or authorize state or local regulation of any nonmedical aspects of the following: (1) Public aircraft certification or configuration.
• § 1797.90 — “Medical control” means the medical management of the emergency medical services system pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1798).
• § 1797.92 — “Limited advanced life support” means special service designed to provide prehospital emergency medical care limited to techniques and procedures that exceed basic life support but are less than advan
• § 1797.94 — “Local EMS agency” means the agency, department, or office having primary responsibility for administration of emergency medical services in a county and which is designated pursuant to Chapter 4 (com
• § 1797.95 — “Mobile stroke unit” means a multijurisdictional mobile facility that serves as an emergency response critical care ambulance under the direction and approval of a local emergency medical services (EM
• § 1797.97 — “Poison control center” or “PCC” means a hospital-based facility or other facility which, as a minimum, provides information and advice regarding the management of individuals who have or may have ing
• § 1797.98a — (a) The fund provided for in this chapter shall be known as the Maddy Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fund.
• § 1797.98b — (a) Each county establishing a fund, on January 1, 1989, and on each April 15 thereafter, shall report to the authority on the implementation and status of the Emergency Medical Services Fund.
• § 1797.98c — (a) Physicians and surgeons wishing to be reimbursed shall submit their claims for emergency services provided to patients who do not make any payment for services and for whom no responsible third pa
• § 1797.98e — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a simplified, cost-efficient system of administration of this chapter be developed so that the maximum amount of funds may be utilized to reimburse physici
• § 1797.98f — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an emergency physician and surgeon, or an emergency physician group, with a gross billings arrangement with a hospital shall be entitled to receive
• § 1797.98g — The moneys contained in an Emergency Medical Services Fund, other than moneys contained in a Physician Services Account within the fund pursuant to Section 16952 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
• § 17970 — Any officer, employee, or agent of an enforcement agency may enter and inspect any building or premises whenever necessary to secure compliance with, or prevent a violation of, any provision of this p
• § 17970.3 — (a) This section shall only apply to both of the following: (1) A new residential construction of a building that contains at least 1 unit, but no more than 10 units, contains only residential units,
• § 17970.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a city or county that receives a complaint from a tenant, resident, or occupant, or an agent of a tenant, resident, or occupant, regarding a poten
• § 17970.7 — (a) By January 1, 2025, local enforcement agencies shall develop policies and procedures for inspecting a building with multiple units if an inspector or code enforcement officer has determined that a
• § 17971 — The owner, or authorized agent of any owner, of any building or premises may enter the building or premises whenever necessary to carry out any instructions, or perform any work required to be done pu
• § 17972 — No person authorized by this article to enter buildings shall enter any dwelling between the hours of 6 o'clock p.
• § 17973 — (a) Exterior elevated elements that include load-bearing components in all buildings containing three or more multifamily dwelling units shall be inspected.
• § 17974 — For purposes of this article: (a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
• § 17974.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a city or county that receives a complaint from an occupant of a homeless shelter, or an agent of an occupant, that alleges a homeless shelter is
• § 17974.1.5 — (a) A homeless shelter shall prominently display at the shelter information about an occupant’s rights and the process for reporting a complaint alleging a homeless shelter is substandard pursuant to
• § 17974.2 — (a) The owner or operator of a homeless shelter shall be responsible for the correction of any violations for which a notice of violation has been given under this article.
• § 17974.3 — (a) The requirements of this article shall not be construed to impose a mandatory duty pursuant to Section 815.
• § 17974.4 — (a) In addition to the penalties authorized under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 17995), an owner or operator of a homeless shelter who fails to meet the timelines to correct a violation under thi
• § 17974.5 — (a) Each city and each county shall submit a report annually to the department and the state agency by April 1 of each year that includes all of the following information: (1) The number of complaints
• § 17974.6 — The Legislature finds and declares that this article addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constituti
• § 17975 — (a) Any tenant who is displaced or subject to displacement from a residential rental unit as a result of an order to vacate or an order requiring the vacation of a residential unit by a local enforcem
• § 17975.1 — (a) The relocation benefits required by this article shall be paid by the owner or designated agent to the tenant within 10 days after the date that the order to vacate is first mailed to the owner an
• § 17975.10 — When seeking reimbursement under an optional local program intended to advance relocation payments to displaced tenants when the owner fails, neglects, or refuses to pay relocation payments to displac
• § 17975.2 — The relocation payment shall be made available by the owner or designated agent to the tenant in each residential unit and shall be a sum equal to two months of the established fair market rent for th
• § 17975.3 — (a) Any owner or designated agent who does not make timely payment as specified in Section 17975.
• § 17975.4 — (a) No relocation benefits pursuant to this article shall be payable to any tenant who has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate, as determined by the
• § 17975.5 — (a) If the owner or designated agent fails, neglects, or refuses to pay relocation payments to a displaced tenant or a tenant subject to displacement, except in the situations described in Section 179
• § 17975.6 — Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 17975.
• § 17975.7 — The remedies under this article are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies available under federal, state, or local law.
• § 17975.8 — Any order by a local agency that requires a tenant’s displacement and is issued to an owner, designated agent, or tenant, shall be accompanied by a summary of the provisions of this article.
• § 17975.9 — While it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to provide an expedient means by which to provide relocation funds to tenants, nothing in this article shall be construed to limit th
• § 1798 — (a) The medical direction and management of an emergency medical services system shall be under the medical control of the medical director of the local EMS agency.
• § 1798.100 — In administering the EMS system, the local EMS agency, with the approval of its medical director, may designate and contract with hospitals or other entities approved by the medical director of the lo
• § 1798.101 — (a) In rural areas, as determined by the authority, where the use of a base hospital having a basic emergency medical service special permit pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1277 is precluded be
• § 1798.102 — The base hospital shall supervise prehospital treatment, triage, and transport, advanced life support or limited advanced life support, and monitor personnel program compliance by direct medical super
• § 1798.104 — The base hospital shall provide, or cause to be provided, EMS prehospital personnel training and continuing education in accordance with local EMS policies and procedures.
• § 1798.105 — The medical director of the local EMS agency may approve an alternative base station, as defined in Section 1798.
• § 1798.150 — The authority may establish, in cooperation with affected medical organizations, guidelines for hospital facilities according to critical care capabilities.
• § 1798.160 — Except where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Trauma case” means any injured person who has been evaluated by prehospital personn
• § 1798.161 — (a) The authority shall submit draft regulations specifying minimum standards for the implementation of trauma care systems to the commission on or before July 1, 1984, and shall adopt the regulations
• § 1798.162 — (a) A local emergency medical services agency may implement a trauma care system only if the system meets the minimum standards set forth in the regulations for implementation established by the autho
• § 1798.163 — A local emergency medical services agency implementing a trauma care system shall establish policies and procedures which are concordant and consistent with the minimum standards set forth in the regu
• § 1798.164 — (a) A local emergency medical services agency may charge a fee to an applicant seeking initial or continuing designation as a trauma facility in an amount sufficient to cover the costs directly relate
• § 1798.165 — (a) Local emergency medical services agencies may designate trauma facilities as part of their trauma care system pursuant to the regulations promulgated by the authority.
• § 1798.166 — A local emergency medical services agency which elects to implement a trauma care system on or after January 1, 1984, shall develop and submit a plan to the authority according to the regulations esta
• § 1798.167 — Nothing in this article shall be construed to restrict the authority of a health care facility to provide a service for which it has received a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1
• § 1798.168 — Nothing in this article shall be construed as changing the boundaries of any local emergency medical services agency in existence on January 1, 1984.
• § 1798.169 — Nothing in this article shall be construed as restricting the use of a helicopter of the Department of the California Highway Patrol from performing missions which the department determines are in the
• § 1798.170 — A local EMS agency may develop triage and transfer protocols to facilitate prompt delivery of patients to appropriate designated facilities within and without its area of jurisdiction.
• § 1798.172 — (a) The local EMS agency shall establish guidelines and standards for completion and operation of formal transfer agreements between hospitals with varying levels of care in the area of jurisdiction o
• § 1798.175 — (a) No person or public agency shall advertise itself as, or hold itself out as, providing emergency medical services, by using in its name or advertising the word “emergency,” or any derivation there
• § 1798.180 — (a) The authority shall establish minimum standards for the operation of poison control centers.
• § 1798.181 — The authority shall consolidate the number of poison control centers if it is determined by the authority that the consolidation will result in cost savings.
• § 1798.182 — The authority may authorize a poison control center, instead of providing poison control services directly, to contract with an entity in another state to provide poison control services during any pa
• § 1798.183 — The authority may authorize a poison control center to provide poison control services for fewer than 24 hours a day, as the authority deems necessary.
• § 1798.2 — The base hospital shall implement the policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency and approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency for medical direction of prehospital emer
• § 1798.200 — (a) (1) (A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an employer of an EMT-I or EMT-II may conduct investigations, as necessary, and take disciplinary action against an EMT-I or EMT-II who is employed by
• § 1798.201 — (a) When information comes to the attention of the medical director of the local EMS agency that an EMT-P licenseholder has committed any act or omission that appears to constitute grounds for discipl
• § 1798.202 — (a) The director of the authority or the medical director of the local EMS agency, after consultation with the relevant employer, may temporarily suspend, prior to hearing, any EMT-P license upon a de
• § 1798.205 — Any alleged violations of local EMS agency transfer protocols, guidelines, or agreements shall be evaluated by the local EMS agency.
• § 1798.206 — Any person who violates this part, the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or county ordinances adopted pursuant to this part governing patient transfers, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 1798.207 — (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and willfully engage in conduct that subverts or attempts to subvert any licensing or certification examination, or the administration of any licens
• § 1798.208 — Whenever any person who has engaged, or is about to engage, in any act or practice which constitutes, or will constitute, a violation of any provision of this division, the rules and regulations promu
• § 1798.209 — The local EMS agency may place on probation, suspend, or revoke the approval under this division of any training program for failure to comply with this division or any rules or regulations adopted pu
• § 1798.210 — (a) The Paramedic Disciplinary Review Board may impose an administrative fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per violation against a licensed paramedic found to have committed any
• § 1798.211 — When making a decision regarding a disciplinary action pursuant to Section 1798.
• § 1798.3 — Advanced life support and limited advanced life support personnel may receive medical direction from an alternative base station in lieu of a base hospital when the following conditions are met: (a) T
• § 1798.6 — (a) Authority for patient health care management in an emergency shall be vested in that licensed or certified health care professional, which may include any paramedic or other prehospital emergency