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Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated Currentness
Title XLVII. Occupations--Professions (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 4765. Emergency Medical Services (Refs & Annos)
State Board of Emergency Medical Services
4765.11 Rulemaking powers
(A) The state board of emergency medical services shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules in accordance with
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and division (C) of this section that establish all of the following:
(1) Procedures for its governance and the control of its actions and business affairs;
(2) Standards for the performance of emergency medical services by first responders, emergency medical technicians-basic, emergency medical technicians-intermediate, and emergency medical technicians-paramedic;
(3) Application fees for certificates of accreditation, certificates of approval, certificates to teach, and certificates to
practice, which shall be deposited into the trauma and emergency medical services fund created in section 4513.263 of
the Revised Code;
(4) Criteria for determining when the application or renewal fee for a certificate to practice may be waived because an
applicant cannot afford to pay the fee;
(5) Procedures for issuance and renewal of certificates of accreditation, certificates of approval, certificates to teach,
and certificates to practice, including any procedures necessary to ensure that adequate notice of renewal is provided
in accordance with division (D) of section 4765.30 of the Revised Code;
(6) Procedures for suspending or revoking certificates of accreditation, certificates of approval, certificates to teach,
and certificates to practice;
(7) Grounds for suspension or revocation of a certificate to practice issued under section 4765.30 of the Revised Code
and for taking any other disciplinary action against a first responder, EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic;
(8) Procedures for taking disciplinary action against a first responder, EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic;
(9) Standards for certificates of accreditation and certificates of approval;
(10) Qualifications for certificates to teach;
(11) Requirements for a certificate to practice;
(12) The curricula, number of hours of instruction and training, and instructional materials to be used in adult and
pediatric emergency medical services training programs and adult and pediatric emergency medical services continuing education programs;
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(13) Procedures for conducting courses in recognizing symptoms of life-threatening allergic reactions and in calculating proper dosage levels and administering injections of epinephrine to adult and pediatric patients who suffer
life-threatening allergic reactions;
(14) Examinations for certificates to practice;
(15) Procedures for administering examinations for certificates to practice;
(16) Procedures for approving examinations that demonstrate competence to have a certificate to practice renewed
without completing an emergency medical services continuing education program;
(17) Procedures for granting extensions and exemptions of emergency medical services continuing education requirements;
(18) Procedures for approving the additional emergency medical services first responders are authorized by division
(C) of section 4765.35 of the Revised Code to perform, EMTs-basic are authorized by division (C) of section 4765.37
of the Revised Code to perform, EMTs-I are authorized by division (B)(5) of section 4765.38 of the Revised Code to
perform, and paramedics are authorized by division (B)(6) of section 4765.39 of the Revised Code to perform;
(19) Standards and procedures for implementing the requirements of section 4765.06 of the Revised Code, including
designations of the persons who are required to report information to the board and the types of information to be
reported;
(20) Procedures for administering the emergency medical services grant program established under section 4765.07 of
the Revised Code;
(21) Procedures consistent with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for appealing decisions of the board;
(22) Minimum qualifications and peer review and quality improvement requirements for persons who provide medical
direction to emergency medical service personnel;
(23) The manner in which a patient, or a patient's parent, guardian, or custodian may consent to the board releasing
identifying information about the patient under division (D) of section 4765.102 of the Revised Code;
(24) Circumstances under which a training program or continuing education program, or portion of either type of
program, may be taught by a person who does not hold a certificate to teach issued under section 4765.23 of the
Revised Code;
(25) Certification cycles for certificates issued under sections 4765.23 and 4765.30 of the Revised Code and certificates issued by the executive director of the state board of emergency medical services under section 4765.55 of the
Revised Code that establish a common expiration date for all certificates.
(B) The board may adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and
division (C) of this section that establish the following:
(1) Specifications of information that may be collected under the trauma system registry and incidence reporting
system created under section 4765.06 of the Revised Code;
(2) Standards and procedures for implementing any of the recommendations made by any committees of the board or
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under section 4765.04 of the Revised Code;
(3) Requirements that a person must meet to receive a certificate to practice as a first responder pursuant to division
(A)(2) of section 4765.30 of the Revised Code;
(4) Any other rules necessary to implement this chapter.
(C) In developing and administering rules adopted under this chapter, the state board of emergency medical services
shall consult with regional directors and regional physician advisory boards created by section 4765.05 of the Revised
Code and emphasize the special needs of pediatric and geriatric patients.
(D) Except as otherwise provided in this division, before adopting, amending, or rescinding any rule under this
chapter, the board shall submit the proposed rule to the director of public safety for review. The director may review
the proposed rule for not more than sixty days after the date it is submitted. If, within this sixty-day period, the director
approves the proposed rule or does not notify the board that the rule is disapproved, the board may adopt, amend, or
rescind the rule as proposed. If, within this sixty-day period, the director notifies the board that the proposed rule is
disapproved, the board shall not adopt, amend, or rescind the rule as proposed unless at least twelve members of the
board vote to adopt, amend, or rescind it.
This division does not apply to an emergency rule adopted in accordance with section 119.03 of the Revised Code.
CREDIT(S)
(2009 H 1, eff. 10-16-09; 2008 S 175, eff. 9-12-08; 2006 H 375, eff. 1-18-07; 2000 H 138, eff. 11-3-00; 1996 H 405,
eff. 10-1-96; 1995 S 150, eff. 11-24-95; 1995 H 107, eff. 6-30-95 (General effective date); 1992 S 98, eff. 11-12-92)
UNCODIFIED LAW
2008 S 175, § 3, eff. 9-12-08, reads:
This act shall be known as “The Grieving Parents Act.”
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Ed. Note: 1995 H 107 Effective Date--The Secretary of State assigned a general effective date of 6-30-95 for 1995 H
107. Pursuant to O Const Art II § 1c and 1d, and RC 1.471, sections of 1995 H 107 that are, or depend for their implementation upon, current expense appropriations are effective 3-31-95; sections of 1995 H 107 that are not, and do
not depend for their implementation upon, current expense appropriations are effective 6-30-95. See Baldwin's Ohio
Legislative Service, 1995, page 3/L-98, for 1995 H 107, § 16.
CROSS REFERENCES
Seat belt violations, disposition of fines, see 4513.263
OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REFERENCES
Accreditation of training programs, see OAC 4765-7-02
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Additional services in a declared emergency, see OAC 4765-6-03
Administrative actions, see OAC 4765-10-03
Advisory committee, see OAC 4765-13-09
Application for certificate to practice, see OAC 4765-8-02
Attendance at training classes, see OAC 4765-11-14
Categories of grants, see OAC 4765-5-06
Certification by reciprocity, see OAC 4765-8-15
Certification of firefighters and fire safety inspectors, see OAC 4765-11-09
Chartering of training programs, see OAC 4765-11-03
Complaints and investigations concerning service; actions against practitioners, see OAC Ch 4765-10
Continuing education requirement, see OAC 4765-19-01
Criteria for eligibility, see OAC 4765-5-02
Definitions, see OAC 4765-2-01, see 4765-3-01, see 4765-4-04, see 4765-5-01, see 4765-13-01, see
4765-14-01
Emergency medical services board, see OAC 4765
Emergency medical technician (EMT) certificate to practice/certificate to teach, see OAC Ch 4765-8
Emergency medical technician (EMT) training and curricula, see OAC Ch 4765-6
EMT-basic bridge course requirement, see OAC 4765-15-02
EMT-basic continuing education
EMT-basic curriculum, see OAC 4765-15-01
EMT-basic scope of practice, see OAC 4765-15-03
EMT-intermediate continuing education, see OAC 4765-16-03
EMT-intermediate curriculum, see OAC 4765-16-01
EMT-intermediate scope of practice, see OAC 4765-16-04
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EMT-paramedic continuing education, see OAC 4765-17-02
EMT-paramedic curriculum, see OAC 4765-17-01
EMT-paramedic scope of practice, see OAC 4765-17-03
Ethical standards of conduct, see OAC 4765-12-10
Ethical standards of conduct, see OAC 4765-9-01
Ethical standards of conduct for holders of certificate to teach, see OAC 4765-9-02
Examination alternative to continuing education, see OAC 4765-19-02
Examinations, see OAC 4765-8-05
Exemptions from continuing education, see OAC 4765-19-04
Extension of continuing education requirement, see OAC 4765-19-03
Failure to report, see OAC 4765-13-08
“First responder” training programs, certification, ethics, see OAC Ch 4765-12
Format, see OAC 4765-13-04
Grant applications, see OAC 4765-5-04
Grant restrictions and requirements, see OAC 4765-5-05
Medical director requirements, see OAC 4765-3-05
Notice of meetings, see OAC 4765-2-05
Notification to board, see OAC 4765-8-03
Notification to board of change of personal information, see OAC 4765-8-03
Notifications, see OAC 4765-13-07
Operation of state trauma registry, see OAC 4765-4-02
Operations of regional physician advisory boards, see OAC 4765-3-03
Organization of the board, see OAC 4765-2-02
Personal information system, see OAC 4765-2-06
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Procedures for additional services, see OAC 4765-6-01
Professional standards of conduct for holders of certificate to teach, see OAC 4765-9-02
Professional standards of conduct, see OAC 4765-9-01
Protected information within the state trauma registry, see OAC 4765-4-07
Provisional accreditation of training programs, see OAC 4765-12-06
Public notice of rule adoption, amendment, or rescission, see OAC 4765-2-04
Purpose, see OAC 4765-13-02
Purpose of risk adjustment, see OAC 4765-4-05
Qualifications for a certificate to practice, see OAC 4765-8-01
Qualifications for instructors, see OAC 4765-11-08
Regional physician advisory boards, see OAC 4765-3-02
Reinstatement of certificate to practice, see OAC 4765-8-18
Reinstatement of revoked or suspended certificate to practice, see OAC 4765-8-19
Renewal of accreditation, see OAC 4765-7-07
Renewal of certificate to practice, see OAC 4765-8-04
Renewal of charter, see OAC 4765-11-05
Report of administrative actions, see OAC 4765-10-05
Reporting deadlines, see OAC 4765-13-05
Reports, see OAC 4765-13-06
Required reporting, see OAC 4765-13-03
Required reporting to state trauma registry, see OAC 4765-4-03
Responsibilities of regional physician advisory boards, see OAC 4765-3-04
Revocation of a charter, see OAC 4765-11-07
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Risk adjustment deliberations, see OAC 4765-4-08
Risk adjustment of state trauma registry data, see OAC 4765-4-06
State trauma registry, see OAC 4765-4-01
Subcommittees and special committees, see OAC 4765-2-03
Training Program Accreditation, see OAC Ch 4765-7
Transitional EMT-intermediate update course, see OAC 4765-16-02
Trauma and determination of traumatic physical injury, see OAC Ch 4765-14
Voluntary surrender or change in level of certificate to practice, see OAC 4765-8-17
LIBRARY REFERENCES
Health
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Westlaw Topic No. 198H.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Encyclopedias
OH Jur. 3d Physicians, Surgeons & Other Healers § 70, Generally; Powers and Duties.
NOTES OF DECISIONS
Training programs 1
1. Training programs
Under existing statutes, the emergency medical services board does not have authority to promulgate rules concerning
the minimum training requirements of emergency telecommunicators or the accreditation of schools providing such
training. OAG 95-008.
R.C. § 4765.11, OH ST § 4765.11
Current through 2011 File 4 of the 129th GA (2011-2012), apv. by 3/11/11 and filed with the Secretary of State by
3/11/11.
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