For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
- (1) "Department" means the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.
- (2) "Director" means the medical services officer for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.
- (3) "Documented" means the member or EMS employee gave notice to the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, in writing, of his or her occupational exposure to blood or bodily fluids.
- (4) "EMS employee" means a person that qualifies as an "emergency medical services personnel" as defined by § 7-2341.01(7), is employed by the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, and is not a sworn member of the Department.
- (5) "Full range of duties" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 5-631(5).
- (6) "Member " means a sworn member of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who is employed by the Department.
- (7) "Pre-employment physical examination" means the physical examination required under § 5-451.
Effect of Amendments
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-311 added this section.
History
Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-194, § 651
May 1, 2013, D.C. Law 19-311, § 2
Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 3052(a)
Applicability
Section 3052(d) of Law 21-160 amended section 656 of D.C. Law 19-311, removing the applicability restriction affecting this section, therefore the creation of this section by § 2 of D.C. Law 19-311 has been implemented.