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[Utah Code Table of Contents]
[TITLE 26. Table of Contents]
[CHAPTER 8a. Table of Contents]
26-8a-201 Public awareness efforts.
The department may:
(1) develop programs to inform the public of the emergency medical service system; and
(2) develop and disseminate emergency medical training
programs for the public, which emphasize the prevention and
treatment of injuries and illnesses.
1999
26-8a-202 Emergency medical communications.
Consistent with federal law, the department is the lead
agency for coordinating the statewide emergency medical service
communication systems under which emergency medical personnel,
dispatch centers, and treatment facilities provide medical
control and coordination between emergency medical service
providers.
1999
26-8a-203 Data collection.
(1) The committee shall specify the information that must be collected for the emergency medical services data system established pursuant to Subsection (2).
(2) The department shall establish an emergency medical services data system which shall provide for the collection of information, as defined by the committee, relating to the treatment and care of patients who use or have used the emergency medical services system.
(3) Persons providing emergency medical services shall
provide information to the department for the emergency medical
services data system established pursuant to Subsection (2).
2000
26-8a-204 Disaster coordination plan.
The department shall develop and implement, in cooperation
with state, federal, and local agencies empowered to oversee
disaster response activities, plans to provide emergency
medical services during times of disaster or emergency.
1999
26-8a-205 Pediatric quality improvement program.
The department shall establish a pediatric quality improvement
resource program.
1999
26-8a-206 Personnel stress management program.
(1) The department shall develop and implement a statewide program to provide support and counseling for personnel who have been exposed to one or more stressful incidents in the course of providing emergency services.
(2) This program shall include:
(a) ongoing training for agencies providing emergency services and counseling program volunteers; and
(b) critical incident stress debriefing for personnel
at no cost to the emergency provider.
1999
26-8a-207 Emergency medical services grant program.
(1) (a) The department shall receive as dedicated credits the amount established in Section 63-63a-3 . That amount shall be transferred to the department by the Division of Finance from funds generated by the surcharge imposed under Title 63, Chapter 63a.
(b) Funds transferred to the department under this section shall be used for improvement of statewide delivery of emergency medical services and administrative costs as described in Subsection (2)(a). Appropriations to the department for the purposes enumerated in this section shall be made from those dedicated credits.
(c) All funding for the program created by this section shall be nonlapsing.
(2) (a) The department may use the funds transferred to it under Subsection (1):
(i) to provide staff support; and
(ii) for other expenses incurred in:
(A) administration of grant funds; and
(B) other department administrative costs under this chapter.
(b) After funding staff support, administrative expenses, and trauma system development, the department and the committee shall make emergency medical services grants from the remaining funds received as dedicated credits under Subsection (1). A recipient of a grant under this Subsection (2)(b) must actively provide emergency medical services within the state.
(i) The department shall distribute 42-1/2% as per capita block grants for use specifically related to the provision of emergency medical services to nonprofit prehospital emergency medical services providers that are either licensed or designated and to emergency medical services that are the primary emergency medical services for a service area. The department shall determine the grant amounts by prorating available funds on a per capita basis by county as described in department rule.
(ii) The committee shall award 42-1/2% of the remaining funds as competitive grants for use specifically related to the provision of emergency medical services based upon rules established by the committee.
(iii) The committee shall use 15% of the remaining funds
to fund high school emergency medical training programs.
2002
26-8a-208 Fees for training equipment rental, testing, and quality assurance reviews.
(1) The department may charge fees, established pursuant to Section 26-1-6 :
(a) for the use of department-owned training equipment;
(b) to administer tests and conduct quality assurance reviews; and
(c) to process an application for a certificate, designation, permit, or license.
(2) (a) Fees collected under Subsections (1)(a) and (b) shall be separate dedicated credits.
(b) Fees under Subsection (1)(a) may be used to purchase training equipment.
(c) Fees under Subsection (1)(b) may be used to administer tests and conduct quality assurance reviews.
(3) Fees and other funding available to purchase training
equipment and to administer tests and conduct quality assurance
reviews shall be nonlapsing.
1999
26-8a-209 Fully automated external defibrillator statewide database.
(1) The department shall work in cooperation with state, federal, and local agencies to encourage individuals to complete a course that includes instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the operation and use of a fully automated external defibrillator that is conducted in accordance with guidelines of the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or other nationally recognized program by a person qualified by training or experience.
(2) The department shall establish and maintain a statewide database containing the following information:
(a) the name of the owner of a fully automated external defibrillator; and
(b) the precise location of the fully automated external defibrillator, including the address and the place in which the defibrillator is stored.
(3) (a) The department shall give the information from the database to emergency medical service dispatch centers in the state.
(b) Emergency medical dispatch centers in the state may disclose the nearest location of a fully automated external defibrillator to a person calling the dispatch center in the event of a medical emergency and to first responders in an emergency.
(4) (a) Manufacturers selling fully automated external defibrillators in the state shall:
(i) inform commercial purchasers in writing of the requirement to register the ownership and location of the fully automated external defibrillator with the department;
(ii) provide to the purchaser of a fully automated external defibrillator all information governing the use, installation, operation, training, and maintenance of the fully automated external defibrillator; and
(iii) on a quarterly basis, notify the department of the name and address of a commercial purchaser of a fully automated external defibrillator and the type of device purchased.
(b) (i) A commercial owner of a fully automated external defibrillator shall register the ownership and precise location of the defibrillator with the department within 30 days of acquisition of the defibrillator.
(ii) An owner of a fully automated external defibrillator purchased for use in a private residence may register the ownership and precise location of the defibrillator with the department.
(c) The department may not impose penalties on a manufacturer
or an owner of a fully automated external defibrillator for
failing to comply with the requirements of this section.
2003
