N.M. Code R. § 7.27.10.7
Z. “EMS Fund Act” means the Emergency Medical Services Fund Act, NMSA 1978, Section 24-10A-1 et seq.
AA. “EMS medical director (medical director)” means a physician licensed in New Mexico who is responsible for all aspects of patient care for an EMS system or EMS agency, including providing for or ensuring the medical control of EMS providers; the development, implementation, and evaluation of medical protocols; emergency medical dispatch; and oversight of quality assurance activities.
BB. “GSA standards” means the minimum standards and specifications for ambulances contained in the United States general services administration (GSA) standard KKK-A-1822F or most current GSA standard.
CC. “Level of care” means the most advanced level of emergency medical services that an emergency medical technician (EMT) is permitted to administer in accordance with the most current NM EMS scopes of practice.
DD. “Level of service” means the most advanced level of emergency medical service at which an EMS agency is certified to function in accordance with this rule.
EE. “Medical control” means EMS supervision provided by or under the direction of physicians to providers by written protocol or direct communication.
FF. “Medical direction” means guidance or supervision provided by a physician to an agency, provider or emergency medical services system and includes authority over and responsibility for emergency medical dispatch, direct patient care and transport of patients, arrangements for medical control and all other aspects of patient care delivered by an EMS provider or agency.
GG. “Medical direction committee” means the committee of physicians and emergency medical technicians created under the EMS Act, at NMSA 1978, Section 24-10B-7 C, whose members are appointed by the secretary to advise the bureau on all matters relating to medical control and medical direction.
HH. “Medical protocol” means a predetermined, written medical care plan and includes standing orders from a medical director.
II. “Mutual aid” means aid provided pursuant to a written agreement between one municipality, county or private EMS agency and one or more other municipalities, counties or private EMS agencies for the purpose of ensuring that adequate emergency medical services exist locally or throughout the state in order to assure a timely response to the call for emergency medical care. Mutual aid agreements may be utilized to address (among other things) coordinated response to catastrophic events, as well as common system demand and staffing situations.
JJ. “National EMD standard-setting and certification organization (NESSCO)” means the organization that provides and maintains a comprehensive EMD protocol and training system development process. Organizations accredited under NESSCO are required to maintain current and up-to-date emergency medical dispatch priority reference system (EMDPRS) curriculum, training, testing, certification, recertification, instructor, quality improvement and accreditation programs and standards.
KK. “Non-transport medical rescue vehicle” means any EMS agency representative vehicle (motor vehicle or watercraft) that is not a privately owned vehicle and that carries EMS equipment that is not included in the EMS agency’s medical protocols to transport patients.
LL. “Non-transport medical rescue agency” means an EMS agency that does not transport patients and is organized under a New Mexico political subdivision or a private entity performing services solely for its employees.
MM. “Out-of-state EMS agency” means an EMS agency that is organized under the laws of another state, or whose principal place of business is located in another state.
NN. “Patient care report” means a medical record of an encounter between any patient and a provider of medical care.
OO. “Personnel” means any employee, agent, representative, volunteer, or intern of an EMS agency who provides emergency medical services.
PP. “Privately owned vehicle” (POV) means a privately owned vehicle not registered to a governmental entity or EMS agency.
QQ. “Physician” means a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy who is licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in New Mexico.
RR. “Post-dispatch instructions” means case-specific advice, warnings, and treatments given by trained EMDs to responders whenever possible and appropriate after dispatch of field responders.
SS. “Pre-arrival instructions” means the scripted medical instructions provided to callers in emergency situations by licensed emergency medical dispatchers prior to the arrival of EMS agency personnel.
TT. “Primary response area” means the specific primary geographic area designated or prescribed by a jurisdiction in which an EMS agency provides emergency medical service.
UU. “Provider” means a person who has been licensed by the department to provide patient care pursuant to the EMS Act, NMSA 1978, Section 24-10B-1 et seq.
VV. “Quality assurance” means a retrospective review or inspection of EMS records to determine if appropriate care is being provided.
WW. “Regional office” means an emergency medical services planning and development organization formally recognized and contracted by the bureau.
XX. “Required records” means records, logs, data sets, forms, agreements, plans, procedures, policies, titles, certificates and other documents required to be retained by an EMS agency under this rule, whether in electronic or printed form.
YY. “Scope of practice” means the skills, techniques, medications, and procedures identified by rule of the department (7.27.2.14 NMAC) that are allowed for the practice of emergency medical services in New Mexico, that apply to all EMS personnel, EMS services, and EMS medical directors.
ZZ. “Secondary response area” means a geographic area in which an EMS agency provides emergency medical service beyond their primary response area, established by local jurisdictions or mutual aid agreements.
AAA. “Secretary” means the secretary of the New Mexico department of health.
BBB. “Special event emergency medical services (special event EMS)” means emergency medical services provided outside the emergency response system at scheduled, contractual events. Special event services include but are not limited to: medical services provided at movie sets, sporting events, mass gatherings, concert venues, adventure programs, religious events, guest ranches and wild-land fires.
CCC. “Special event EMS agency” means an organization that provides special event emergency medical services to the public by licensed EMS providers.
DDD. “Special skill” means a set of procedures or therapies that are beyond the usual scope of practice for a given level of licensure and that have been approved by the medical direction committee for use by a specified provider.
EEE. “Standing orders” means defined written orders for actions, techniques or drug administration, signed by the medical director, to be utilized when communication has not been made with an on-line medical control physician.
FFF. “Transport capable medical rescue” means any vehicle (motor vehicle or watercraft) that carries EMS protocols for transporting patients in a patient care compartment.
GGG. “Transport medical rescue agency” means an EMS agency that transports patients under certain circumstances and without compensation, and is organized under a New Mexico political subdivision or a private entity.
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