West Virginia Code 30-43-1 – Definitions
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-43-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(1) “Tactical medical professional” means a person who is an emergency medical service personnel, as defined in § 16-4C-1 et seq. of this code, a nurse as defined in § 30-7-1 et seq. of this code, a physician as defined in §30-3-4 or § 30-14-1 et seq. of this code, or a physician assistant licensed pursuant to § 30-3E-1 et seq. of this code, who is trained and certified in a nationally recognized tactical medical training program that is equivalent to Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Tactical Emergency Medical Support and who functions in the tactical or austere environment while attached to a law-enforcement agency of either this state or a political subdivision of this state.