Section 163-20-1 - Definitions1. "Certificate of Immunization" means a written statement from a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or other health care provider who has administered an immunization to a Covered Emergency Medical Services Person, specifying the vaccine administered and the date it was administered. For purposes of this chapter, such Certificate of Immunization shall be specific to COVID-19.2. "Covered Emergency Medical Services Person" means an advanced emergency medical services person, a basic emergency medical services person or any person who routinely provides direct patient care. For the purposes of this definition, EMS students that provide direct patient care are Covered Emergency Medical Services Persons.3. "Direct patient care" means any activity that places an individual within 6 feet of a patient for a period of 15 minutes or more.4. "Entity" means an organization which holds a license issued by the Board that authorizes it as an organization to provide emergency medical services, or a training center licensed by the Board. 5. "Exemption" means a formal procedure to procure discharge from the requirement to vaccinate under this rule in accordance with Section 3 below. For purposes of this chapter, such Exemption shall be specific to COVID-19.6. "Immunization" means a vaccine, antitoxin or other substance used to increase an individual's immunity to disease.16-163 C.M.R. ch. 20, § 1