Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 143 - Automated External Defibrillator Maintenance
Rule 641-143.17 - Definitions

For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions shall apply:

"Automated external defibrillator" or"AED" means an external semiautomatic device that determines whether defibrillation is required.

"CPR " means training and successful course completion in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, AED, and obstructed airway procedures for all age groups according to recognized national standards.

"Emergency medical care provider " means an individual who has been trained to provide emergency and nonemergency medical care at the first responder, EMT-basic, EMT-intermediate, EMT-paramedic, paramedic specialist or other certification levels recognized by the department before 1984 and who has been issued a certificate by the department.

"Local fire department" means a paid, volunteer, or combination fire protection service provided by a benefited fire district under Iowa Code chapter 357B or by a county, mimicipality or township or a private corporate organization that has a valid contract to provide fire protection service for a benefited fire district, county, mimicipality, township or governmental agency. "Local fire department" does not include a military or private industrial fire department or an authorized Iowa EMS service.

"Service program" or"service" means any medical care ambulance service or nontransport service that has received authorization by the department.