(1) No certified emergency medical responder shall perform any act or procedure which exceeds the scope of practice of an emergency medical responder as specified in this chapter and in administrative regulations promulgated by the board.
(2) No emergency medical technician shall perform any act or procedure which exceeds the scope of practice of an emergency medical technician as specified in this chapter and in administrative regulations promulgated by the board.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 311A.175

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Board: means the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Paramedic: means a person who is involved in the delivery of medical services and is licensed under this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 311A.010
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) No advanced emergency medical technician shall perform any act or procedure which exceeds the scope of practice of an advanced emergency medical technician as specified in this chapter and in administrative regulations promulgated by the board.
(4) No paramedic shall perform any act or procedure which exceeds the scope of practice of a paramedic as specified in this chapter, administrative regulations promulgated by the board, protocol, standing order, or other document approved by the board.
(5) A certified emergency responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or licensed paramedic is presumed to know the standards of practice for his or her level of certification or licensure.
(6) It is the legal duty of an emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic to refuse to perform any act or procedure which is beyond the scope of practice for his or her level of certification or licensure regardless of whether that act or procedure is ordered by a physician, physician assistant, medical director, advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, or supervisor.
(7) No employer or organization for which an emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic has volunteered shall reprimand, discipline, or dismiss an emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic who has refused to perform an act or procedure which the emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic knows is in violation of the provisions of this section. Violation of this section by an employer or by an organization for which an emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic has volunteered shall be grounds for a legal action for wrongful discipline or wrongful discharge, as appropriate.
(8) The provisions of this section shall not apply to an order to perform an act or procedure:
(a) For which a license or certification by the board is not required and which otherwise do not constitute the unlawful practice of medicine; or
(b) For which no license or certification is required and does not involve medical care or treatment; or
(c) For which a license or certification issued by an agency other than the board is
required and the emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic holds such a license or certification.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 19, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 51, effective July 15, 2010. — Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch.
211, sec. 32, effective July 15, 2002.

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