1. A. In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Basic telecommunicator course” means a course specified by the Maryland 9-1-1 Board dealing with the basic skills required to function as a call taker or call allocator in a communications center.
   2. (2) “Communications center” means a public safety answering point (PSAP) or dispatch center, or a dispatch center operated by a licensed commercial ambulance service.
   3. (3) “Course approved by the EMS Board” means a course of study and training intended to prepare an individual for licensure, certification, or renewal as a Maryland EMS provider which is conducted by an education program approved by the EMS Board under COMAR 30.04.
   4. (4) “Curriculum” means the required educational content of an EMS training course as established by the EMS Board.

   5. (5) “Emergency medical services (EMS)” means:

      1. (a) Medical services provided prehospital to prevent imminent death or aggravation of illness or injury;
      2. (b) Transport from the scene of a medical emergency to a hospital or appropriate facility whether or not medical services are provided;
      3. (c) Medical interfacility transport services to an appropriate facility; or
      4. (d) Medical interfacility critical care transport to an appropriate facility.
   6. (6) “Licensed nurse” means an individual holding a current and valid license issued by the Board of Nursing to practice nursing in Maryland.
   7. (7) “Licensed physician” means an individual holding a current and valid license issued by the State Board of Physicians to practice medicine in Maryland.
   8. (8) “Maryland 9-1-1 Board” means the Board established by the Public Safety Article, §1-305, Annotated Code of Maryland.
   9. (9) “National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians” means the not-for-profit independent nongovernment agency that provides standardized national testing and registration for emergency medical technicians based on national training standards.
   10. (10) “Physician assistant” means an individual licensed by the State Board of Physicians as a physician assistant to practice under a collaborative agreement.
   11. (11) “Proprietary emergency medical dispatch (EMD) training program” means a private corporation, organization, or other entity which provides emergency medical dispatch training and materials consistent with the standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
   12. (12) “Public safety answering point (PSAP)” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §1-301(q), Annotated Code of Maryland.

   13. (13) “Service member” means an individual who is an active duty member of:

       1. (a) The Armed Forces of the United States;
       2. (b) A reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States; or
       3. (c) The National Guard of any state.

Authority: Education Article, §13-516, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 1, 1999 (25:26 Md. R. 1926)

Regulation .01 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 930)

Regulation .01B amended effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1944); May 12, 2014 (41:9 Md. R. 523); June 9, 2025 (52:11 Md. R. 533)

Regulation .02 amended effective May 1, 2000 (27:8 Md. R. 806)

Regulation .02 repealed effective October 30, 2000 (27:21 Md. R. 1977)