048-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-10

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 10-10 - Authorized Acts or Scope of Practice of Non-Attendant Personnel

(a) Persons holding an EMS certificate but not an attendant certificate issued by the Division shall not serve as attendants, by themselves, for any licensed ambulance service.

(b) A certified FR technician is authorized to:

• (i) Render emergency care, rescue and resuscitation consistent with formal training though the FR course;

• (ii) Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with the Healthcare Provider standards of the American Heart Association or its equivalent;

• (iii) Administer oxygen, and

• (iv) Perform defibrillation using an AED according to the recommended protocol of the Division; or assist a patient with self-administered medications as authorized by the Division, when functioning as a member of an organized first responder organization.

(c) All certified non-ambulance EMT Intermediate and/or Paramedic personnel must adhere to the same requirements as set forth for EMT Intermediate and/or Paramedic ambulance attendants as referenced in Chapter 5. EMT Intermediate and Paramedic personnel are limited to administering medications and performing authorized advanced skills when functioning as a member of their identified and Division authorized fire protection service, when assisting the local ambulance service; when on duty with their identified law enforcement or military organization; or when assisting the Office of Emergency Medical Services' (OEMS) staff, functioning under the OEMS' identified physician medical director, during a state supported event.

048-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-10