W. Va. Code R. § 64-104-2
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 43, October 25, 2024
Section 64-104-2 - Definitions2.1. "Curriculum" means a detailed course outline, description, or syllabus submitted to the OEMS as part of the approval process by an association, educational institution, health care facility, or emergency medical services agency sponsoring a training program.2.2. "Initial responder" means emergency medical service personnel, as defined by W. Va. Code § 16-4c-3(g), including, but not limited to, a member of the West Virginia State Police, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a municipal police officer, a volunteer or paid firefighter and any other person acting under color of law who responds to emergencies.2.3. "Office of Emergency Medical Services" or "OEMS" means the office under the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health pursuant to W. Va. Code § 16-4C-4, mandated by the provisions of the "Access to Opioid Antagonists Act" to administer standards for certification and approval of opioid overdose prevention and treatment training programs audiorized by the Act. 2.4. "Opiates" or "opioid drugs" means drugs mat are members of the natural and syndietic opium family, including, but not limited to, heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone, oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl and hydromorphone.2.5. "Opioid antagonist" means a federal Food and Drug Administration-approved drug for the treatment of an opiate-related overdose, such as naloxone hydrochloride or other substance, that, when administered, negates or neutralizes, in whole or in part, the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body.2.6. "Opioid overdose prevention and treatment training program" or "training program" means any program operated or approved by the Office of Emergency Medical Services.2.7. "Overdose" means an acute condition, including, but not limited to, life-threatening physical illness, coma, mania, hysteria or death, which is the result of the consumption or use of opioid drugs.W. Va. Code R. § 64-104-2