Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 11, Article 3 - Personnel

• § 31-11-49 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Center" means the Georgia Crime Information Center. (2) "Certify" and "certification" are synonymous with "license" and...
• § 31-11-50 - Medical Adviser
  (a) To enhance the provision of emergency medical care, each ambulance service shall be required to have a medical adviser. The adviser shall be...
• § 31-11-51 - Certification and Recertification of Emergency Medical Technicians; Rules and Regulations; Use of Conviction Data in Licensing Decisions
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term "conviction data" means a record of a finding or verdict of guilty or plea of...
• § 31-11-52 - Certification and Recertification Of, and Training For, Paramedics and Cardiac Technicians
  (a) The department shall establish procedures and standards for certifying and recertifying paramedics and cardiac technicians. An applicant for initial certification as a paramedic...
• § 31-11-53 - Services Which May Be Rendered by Certified Emergency Medical Technicians and Trainees
  (a) Upon certification by the department, emergency medical technicians may do any of the following: (1) Render first-aid and resuscitation services as taught in...
• § 31-11-53.1 - Automated External Defibrillator Program; Establishment; Regulations; Liability
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Automated external defibrillator" means a defibrillator which: (A) Is capable of cardiac rhythm analysis;...
• § 31-11-53.2 - "Lay Rescuer" Defined; Use of Automated External Defibrillators
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term "lay rescuer" means a person trained to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to use an automated...
• § 31-11-54 - Services Which May Be Rendered by Paramedics and Paramedic Trainees
  (a) Upon certification by the department, paramedics may perform any service that a cardiac technician is permitted to perform. In addition, upon the order...
• § 31-11-55 - Services Which May Be Rendered by Certified Cardiac Technicians and Trainees
  (a) Upon certification by the department, cardiac technicians may do any of the following: (1) Render first-aid and resuscitation services; (2) Upon the order...
• § 31-11-55.1 - Opioid Antagonists Administered by First Responder to Save Life of Person Experiencing Opioid Related Overdose
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "First responder" means any person or agency who provides on-site care until the arrival...
• § 31-11-56 - Revocation of Certificates Issued to Emergency Medical Technicians
  Certificates issued to emergency medical technicians pursuant to this chapter may be revoked for good cause, as set forth in the rules and regulations,...
• § 31-11-57 - Revocation of Certificates Issued to Paramedics and Cardiac Technicians
  Certificates issued to paramedics and cardiac technicians pursuant to this chapter may be revoked for good cause by the department in accordance with established...
• § 31-11-58 - Recertification of Emergency Medical Technicians; Continuing Education Requirements
  (a) The department shall be authorized to require emergency medical technicians seeking recertification under this chapter to complete department approved continuing education. The department...
• § 31-11-58.1 - Recertification of Paramedics and Cardiac Technicians; Continuing Education Requirements
  (a) The department shall be authorized to require paramedics and cardiac technicians seeking recertification under this chapter to complete department approved continuing education of...
• § 31-11-59 - Services of Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, and Cardiac Technicians in Hospitals
  Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and cardiac technicians may render any service which they are authorized to render under Code Sections 31-11-53, 31-11-54, and 31-11-55,...
• § 31-11-60 - Obtaining and Administering Drugs by Certified Employees of Counties or Municipalities
  (a) Any emergency medical technician, paramedic, or cardiac technician who is certified under this article and who works for a county or municipal police...
• § 31-11-60.1 - Program for Physician Control Over Emergency Medical Services to Nonhospital Patients
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Ambulance service medical director" means a physician licensed to practice in this state and...
• § 31-11-61 - Penalty
  Any person who shall falsely represent himself to be a certified emergency medical technician, certified cardiac technician, or certified paramedic or who shall accept...

Last modified: October 14, 2016