Section 325.125. Definitions; A to D.

Rule 1. As used in these parts:

(a) "2004 Michigan Trauma Systems Plan" means the same as the document entitled "Michigan Trauma Systems Plan" prepared by the Michigan trauma coalition, dated November 2003.

(b)"Accountable" means ensuring compliance on the part of  each  healthcare facility, trauma facility, life support agency, and  emergency  medical services personnel in carrying out emergency medical services  based  upon  protocols established by the medical control authority and approved  by the department.

(c)  "ACLS course" means an advanced cardiac life support course targeted for pre- healthcare facility and healthcare facility  personnel   who  are credentialed in advanced cardiac life support.

(d)  "ACS" means the American college of surgeons.

(e)   "Adult trauma patient" means an individual that is,  or  reasonably appears to be, 15 years of age or older.

(f)   "ATLS course" means an advanced trauma life support course targeted for physicians with an emphasis on the first hour of initial assessment and primary management of an injured patient, starting at the point in time of injury continuing through initial assessment, life-saving intervention, reevaluation, stabilization, and transfer when appropriate.

(g)     "Administrative hearing" means a hearing conducted pursuant to the administrative procedures act, 1969 PA 306.

(h)    "Board certified in emergency medicine" means current certification by the American board of emergency medicine, the American board of osteopathic emergency medicine, or other agency approved by the department that meets the standards of these organizations.

(i)   "Code" means 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 and known as the Michigan public health code.

(j)   "Department" means the Michigan department of community health, or its duly appointed successor.

(k)    "Direct communication" means a method of communication that ensures medical control authority supervision of a life support agency when performing emergency medical services through any of the following methods:

(i)   Direct interpersonal communications at the scene of the emergency.

(ii)        Direct verbal communication by means of an approved 2-way telecommunications system operating within the medcom requirements.

(iii)   Protocols adopted by the medical control authority (MCA) and approved by the department.

(iv)   Other means submitted by the MCA and approved by the department that are not in conflict with the medcom requirements.

(l)   "Disciplinary action" means an action taken by the department against a medical control authority, a life support agency, healthcare facility, or individual, or an action taken by a medical control authority against a life support agency or licensed individual for failure to comply with the code, rules, or protocols approved by the department. Action may include suspension, limitation, or removal of medical control from a life support agency of a medical control authority providing medical control, from an individual providing emergency medical services care, or any other action authorized by the code.

History: 2007 AACS.