TITLE 46

MILITIA AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 9

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT

46-903.  Definitions. As used in this chapter:

(1)  "Advanced emergency medical technician" means a person who has met the qualifications for licensure as set forth in this chapter, is licensed under this chapter, carries out the practice of emergency care within the scope of practice determined by the division, and practices under the supervision of an Idaho licensed physician.

(2)  "Agency" means any organization licensed under this chapter that operates an air medical service, ambulance service or nontransport service.

(3)  "Air ambulance" means any privately or publicly owned fixed wing aircraft or rotary wing aircraft used for, or intended to be used for, the transportation of persons experiencing physiological or psychological illness or injury who may need medical attention during transport. This may include dual or multipurpose vehicles that otherwise comply with this chapter and applicable regulations.

(4)  "Air medical service" means an agency licensed under this chapter that responds to requests for patient care and transportation from hospitals and EMS agencies using a fixed wing aircraft or rotary wing aircraft.

(5)  "Ambulance service" means an agency licensed under this chapter operated with the intent to provide personnel and equipment for medical treatment at an emergency scene, during transportation or during transfer of persons experiencing physiological or psychological illness or injury who may need medical attention during transport.

(6)  "Applicant" means any organization that is requesting an agency license under this chapter and includes the following:

(a)  An organization seeking a new license;

(b)  An existing agency that intends to change the level of licensed personnel it utilizes;

(c)  An existing agency that intends to change its geographic coverage area, except by agency annexation;

(d)  An existing nontransport service that intends to provide ambulance service;

(e)  An existing ambulance service that intends to discontinue transport and become a nontransport service.

(7)  "Community emergency medical technician" or "community EMT" means an emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician with additional standardized training who works within a designated community health emergency medical services program under local medical control as part of a community-based team of health and social services providers.

(8)  "Community health emergency medical services" or "community health EMS" means the evaluation, advice or treatment of an eligible recipient outside of a hospital setting that is specifically requested for the purpose of preventing or improving a particular medical condition and that is provided by a licensed emergency medical services agency. Community health EMS involving or related to emergency response must be provided by or in coordination with the primary 911 response agency for that area.

(9)  "Community paramedic" means a paramedic with additional standardized training who works within a designated community health emergency medical services program under local medical control as part of a community-based team of health and social services providers.

(10) "Division" means the Idaho military division of the office of the governor.

(11) "Eligible recipient" means an individual eligible to receive community health emergency medical services under this chapter and applicable state regulations or as determined by regulations of a local community health emergency medical services program.

(12) "Emergency medical responder" means a person who has met the qualifications for licensure as set forth in this chapter, is licensed under this chapter, carries out the practice of emergency care within the scope of practice determined by the division, and practices under the supervision of an Idaho licensed physician.

(13) "Emergency medical services" or "EMS" means aid rendered by an individual or group of individuals who do the following:

(a)  Respond to a perceived need for medical care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury;

(b)  Are prepared to provide interventions that are within the scope of practice as defined by the division;

(c)  Use an alerting mechanism to initiate a response to requests for medical care; and

(d)  Offer, advertise or attempt to respond as described in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this subsection.

(14) "Emergency medical technician" means a person who has met the qualifications for licensure as set forth in this chapter, is licensed under this chapter, carries out the practice of emergency care within the scope of practice determined by the division, and practices under the supervision of an Idaho licensed physician.

(15) "Licensed personnel" means those individuals who are emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians and paramedics.

(16) "National emergency medical services information system technical assistance center" means an organization that validates software for compliance with the EMS data set defined by the United States department of transportation national highway traffic safety administration.

(17) "Nontransport service" means an agency licensed under this chapter, operated with the intent to provide personnel or equipment for medical stabilization at an emergency scene, but not intended to be the service that will actually transport sick or injured persons.

(18) "Paramedic" means a person who has met the qualifications for licensure as set forth in this chapter, is licensed under this chapter, carries out the practice of emergency care within the scope of practice determined by the division, and practices under the supervision of an Idaho licensed physician.

(19) "Supervision" means the medical direction by a licensed physician of activities provided by licensed personnel affiliated with a licensed ambulance, air medical or nontransport service, including but not limited to establishing standing orders and protocols, reviewing performance of licensed personnel, providing instructions for patient care via radio or telephone, and other oversight.

(20) "Transfer" means the transportation of a patient from one medical care facility to another.

History:

[(46-903) (56-1012) 39-140, added 1976, ch. 187, sec. 2, p. 675; am. 1980, ch. 145, sec. 7, p. 313; am. 1992, ch. 110, sec. 1, p. 339; am. 1993, ch. 50, sec. 1, p. 131; am. and redesig. 1996, ch. 26, sec. 3, p. 62; am. 1999, ch. 131, sec. 1, p. 376; am. 2001, ch. 110, sec. 5, p. 378; am. 2006, ch. 421, sec. 1, p. 1301; am. 2009, ch. 189, sec. 2, p. 611; am. 2014, ch. 86, sec. 1, p. 235; am. 2015, ch. 157, sec. 3, p. 550; am. 2019, ch. 26, sec. 31, p. 74; am. and redesig. 2025, ch. 94, sec. 4, p. 451.]