65-6123. Emergency medical technician-defibrillator; authorized activities.
65-6123
65-6123. Emergency medical technician-defibrillator;authorizedactivities.Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an emergencymedical technician-defibrillator may:
(a) Perform any of the activities identified inK.S.A.65-6121, and amendments thereto;
(b) when approved by medical protocols and where voice contact by radio ortelephone is monitored by a physician, physicianassistant where authorized by a physician or licensed professionalnurse where authorizedby a physician, and direct communication is maintained, upon order of suchperson, may perform electrocardiographic monitoring and defibrillation;
(c) perform, during an emergency, those activities specified in subsection(b) before contacting the persons identified in subsection (b) whenspecifically authorized to perform such activities by medical protocols; or
(d) perform, during nonemergency transportation, those activitiesspecified in this section when specifically authorized to perform suchactivities by medical protocols.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 23;L. 1991, ch. 203, § 6;L. 1994, ch. 154, § 5;L. 1998, ch. 133, § 8;L. 2004, ch. 117, § 12; July 1.