N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 10 § 800.15

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 41, October 9, 2024

Section 800.15 - Required conduct

Every person certified at any level, or pursuing certification at any level, pursuant to this Part or article 30 of the Public Health Law shall:

(a) comply with prehospital practice standards, applicable for the geographic region of the State in which the individual is practicing, as established by:

(1)National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards (2021), as published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which have been incorporated by reference in this section, a copy of which can be found online at EMS.gov - EMS Education Standards 2021. This publication is also available for public inspection and copying at the Regulatory Affairs Unit, New York State Department of Health, Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237.

(2) other State-approved training curricula, and State-approved training standards, in accordance with section 800.20 of this Part;

(3) State-approved protocols developed by State and/or Regional Medical Advisory Committees pursuant to sections 3002-a and 3004-a of the Public Health Law; and

(4) Scope of Practice as defined in section 800.3 of this Part; and

(b) when acting as a certified first responder, an emergency medical technician, or advanced emergency medical technician, treat patients in accordance with the applicable State approved protocols, unless authorized to do otherwise for an individual patient by a medical control physician; and

(c) comply with the terms of a nonhospital order not to resuscitate when provided with such order issued on the standard form prescribed by the Department of Health, or when a DNR bracelet, developed by the Department of Health to identify individuals for whom a nonhospital order not to resuscitate has been issued, is identified on the patient's body;

(1) emergency medical services personnel may disregard the order not to resuscitate if:

(i) they believe in good faith that consent to the order has been revoked, or that the order has been cancelled; or

(ii) family members or others on the scene, excluding such personnel, object to the order and physical confrontation appears likely;

(2) hospital emergency service physicians may direct that the order be disregarded if other significant and exceptional medical circumstances warrant disregarding the order; and

(3) no person shall be subjected to criminal prosecution or civil liability, or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, for honoring reasonably and in good faith pursuant to this subdivision a nonhospital order not to resuscitate, for disregarding such order pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subdivision or for other actions taken reasonably and in good faith pursuant to this subdivision;

(d) not use an automated external defibrillator unless:

(1) he or she is acting as a certified first responder, emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician;

(2) under medical control;

(3) when authorized by and serving with an agency providing emergency medical services which has been approved by the regional emergency medical advisory committee to provide AED level care within the EMS system; and

(4) after completing AED training which meets or exceeds the state minimum AED curriculum.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 § 800.15

Amended New York State Register May 6, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 18, eff. 5/6/2015