Iowa Code 147A.16 – Exception for care within scope of certification
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1. This subchapter does not apply to a registered member of the national ski patrol system, an industrial safety officer, a lifeguard, or a person employed or volunteering in a similar capacity in which the person provides on-site emergency medical care at a facility solely to the patrons or employees of that facility, provided that such person provides emergency medical care only within the scope of the person’s training and certification and the person does not claim to be a certified emergency medical care provider or use any other term to indicate or imply that the person is a certified emergency medical care provider.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 147A.16
- Emergency medical care: means such medical procedures as:a. See Iowa Code 147A.1
- Emergency medical care provider: means an individual trained to provide emergency and nonemergency medical care at the emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, paramedic, or other certification levels adopted by rule by the department, who has been issued a certificate by the department, or a person practicing pursuant to chapter 147D. See Iowa Code 147A.1
- Hospital: means a facility licensed under chapter 135B, or a comparable emergency care facility located and licensed in another state. See Iowa Code 147A.21
- Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
2. This subchapter does not apply to the national ski patrol system or any similar system in which the system provides on-site emergency medical care at a facility solely to the patrons or employees of that facility, provided that such system does not provide transportation to a hospital or other medical facility and provided that such system does not use any term to indicate or imply authorization to transport patients to a hospital or other medical facility without having obtained proper authorization to transport patients to a hospital or other medical facility under this subchapter.