26-8a-308 - Exemptions.
26-8a-308. Exemptions.
(1) The following persons may provide emergency medical services to a patient withoutbeing certified or licensed under this chapter:
(a) out-of-state emergency medical service personnel and providers in time of disaster;
(b) an individual who gratuitously acts as a Good Samaritan;
(c) a family member;
(d) a private business if emergency medical services are provided only to employees atthe place of business and during transport;
(e) an agency of the United States government if compliance with this chapter would beinconsistent with federal law; and
(f) police, fire, and other public service personnel if:
(i) emergency medical services are rendered in the normal course of the person's duties;and
(ii) medical control, after being apprised of the circumstances, directs immediatetransport.
(2) An ambulance or emergency response vehicle may operate without a permit issuedunder Section 26-8a-304 in time of disaster.
(3) Nothing in this chapter or Title 58, Occupations and Professions, may be construed asrequiring a license or certificate for an individual to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation orto use a fully automated external defibrillator under Section 26-8b-201.
(4) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as requiring a license, permit, designation,or certificate for an acute care hospital, medical clinic, physician's office, or other fixed medicalfacility that:
(a) is staffed by a physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse;and
(b) treats an individual who has presented himself or was transported to the hospital,clinic, office, or facility.
Amended by Chapter 22, 2009 General Session