C.R.S.
Section 25-3.5-903
Definitions
(1)
“Emergency medical services organization” means:(a)
Local emergency medical and trauma service providers, as defined in section 25-3.5-602 (4), excluding a health-care facility licensed or certified by the department pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a) that has a quality management program pursuant to section 25-3-109;(b)
Regional emergency medical and trauma services advisory councils, as defined in section 25-3.5-703 (6.8) and established under section 25-3.5-704 (2)(c); and(c)
Public safety answering points, as defined in section 29-11-101 (23), performing emergency medical dispatch.(2)
“Prehospital medical director” or “medical director” means a licensed physician who supervises certified or licensed emergency medical service providers who provide prehospital care.(3)
“Quality management assessment” means a review and assessment of the performance of prehospital care provided by emergency medical service providers operating under a medical director.(4)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
“Quality management program” means a program established under this part 9 that is designed to perform quality management assessments for the purpose of improving patient care and includes:(I)
Quality assurance and risk management activities;(II)
Peer review of emergency medical service providers; and(III)
Other quality management functions.(b)
“Quality management program” does not include review or assessment of the licensing, use, or maintenance of vehicles used by an emergency medical services organization.
Source:
Section 25-3.5-903 — Definitions, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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