Section 20-13-218 - Specific health condition(a) Emergency medical services personnel may administer prescription medications that are: (1) Carried by a patient;(2) Administered via routes of delivery that are within the scope of training for emergency medical services personnel;(3) Intended to treat a specific health condition; and(4) Not listed on the drug formulary set out by the Department of Health.(b) A patient who is diagnosed with a specific health condition may request to be transported to an alternative destination facility that is farther away than the nearest facility if:(1) The alternative destination facility better meets the needs of the patient because: (A) The patient's physician and medical records are at the alternative destination facility;(B) The patient has recently been discharged from the alternative destination facility;(C) The patient has had previous hospitalizations at the alternative destination facility; and(D) The patient's complex medical history is followed at the alternative destination facility; and(2) The request is approved by the local emergency medical services entity, which may include or be an emergency medical services board established under § 14-266-105(a)(3).(c) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall establish standards for:(1) Emergency medical services personnel to communicate with patients and caregivers of patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition about:(A) The patient's specific health condition;(B) The likelihood that the patient will need emergency medical services; and(C) The collaborative development of emergency medical service care plans to meet the patient's needs; and(2) Local emergency medical services entities, which may include or be emergency medical services boards established under § 14-266-105(a)(3), to participate in care coordination for patients who are diagnosed with a specific health condition.Added by Act 2021, No. 827,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.