Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3.5-202

Current through Acts effective through 7/1/2024 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 25-3.5-202 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Personnel - basic requirements

Emergency medical service providers employed or utilized in connection with an ambulance service shall meet the qualifications established by the board by rule in order to be certified or licensed. For ambulance drivers, the minimum requirements include the possession of a valid driver's license and other requirements established by the board by rule under section 25-3.5-315. For any person responsible for providing direct emergency medical care and treatment to patients transported in an ambulance, the minimum requirement is possession of an emergency medical service provider certificate or license issued by the department. In the case of an emergency in an ambulance service area where no person possessing the qualifications required by this section is present or available to respond to a call for the emergency transportation of patients by ambulance, any person may operate the ambulance to transport any sick, injured, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless person in order to stabilize the medical condition of the person pending the availability of medical care.

C.R.S. § 25-3.5-202

Amended by 2022 Ch. 291, § 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 396, § 16, eff. 5/31/2019.
L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1281, § 2, effective 1/1/1978. L. 78: Entire section amended, p. 409, § 1, effective April 4. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1011, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 764, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 529, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1059), ch. 1428, p. 1428, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-242), ch. 396, p. 3528, § 16, effective May 31.

Section 29 of chapter 396 (SB 19-242), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after May 31, 2019.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.