Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 49 - STANDARDS FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM
Section 581-049-0010 - Definitions

(1) "Administrator" means a person responsible for all aspects of planning and managing an Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) Program.

(2) "Class" means scheduled meeting of persons for instructional purposes.

(3) "Clinical Experiences" means those experiences acquired by a student during an approved EMT program under the direct supervision of appropriate medical direction and clinical supervision. Experience must include the application of specific knowledge, assessment, and treatment skills required to meet written clinical experience competencies.

(4) "Clinical Preceptor" means a person who has been trained as a preceptor and appointed by an accredited teaching institution and approved by the EMS provider, having the responsibility of supervising and evaluating the performance of an EMT student during the clinical and field internship phases of an EMT course. A preceptor must be a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse, or certified EMT in good standing at or above level for which the student is in training.

(5) "Course" means aggregation of classes to achieve a completed set of competencies as identified by OHD-EMS and established in OAR 333-265-0000 et seq. effective July 1, 1994.

(6) "Course Director" means a person who is the principal instructor of an EMT course and is responsible for scheduling lectures and coordinating and arranging clinical rotations and field internships.

(7) "Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)" means a person who has received formal training in prehospital emergency care and is state-certified to attend a person who is ill, injured, or has a disability. (ORS 823.020) effective July 1, 1993.

(8) "Field Internship" means those hours and calls acquired by a student during an approved clinical EMT paramedic course under the direct visual supervision of a preceptor. A call shall be accepted when the clinical preceptor providing direct visual supervision has documented and verified satisfactory student performance. Calls must include the application of specific assessment and treatment skills required of a certified EMT.

(9) "Guest Lecturer" means a person who presents one or more lectures on specific topics in which the lecturer has personal expertise.

(10) "In Good Standing" means the status of a person who is currently certified or licensed, who does not have any restrictions placed on his/her certificate, and who is not on probation with the certifying or licensing agency for any reason.

(11) "Medical Director" means a licensed physician who shall provide medical direction to the didactic, clinical and field internship portions of an EMT course or serves as the medical director of an EMT, registered nurse or physician assistant associated with a licensed ambulance service. The medical director must meet the qualifications of a supervising physician as defined in OAR 847-035-0020 effective January 1, 1995.

(12) "OCCS" means the Office of Community College Services.

(13) "OHD-EMS" means the Emergency Medical Services Section of the Oregon Health Division.

(14) "OPTE" means the Office of Professional Technical Education.

(15) "Patient" means a person who is ill, injured, or has a disability who may be transported in an ambulance.

(16) "Physician" means a person licensed under ORS 677.010, actively registered and in good standing with the Board of Medical Examiners as a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).

(17) "Private Vocational Schools Section" means the section within the Oregon Department of Education which has the responsibility for the licensure of private vocational schools (ORS 345.010 to 345.470 effective July 1, 1994).

(18) "Registered Nurse (RN)" means a person licensed under ORS 678.040 effective July 1, 1994, actively registered and in good standing with the Oregon Board of Nursing.

(19) "Scope of Practice" means the maximum level of emergency care that an EMT may provide as set forth in OAR 847-035-0030 effective July 1, 1994.

(20) "Teaching Institution" means a two-year community college or a licensed vocational school that is currently licensed and in good standing with the Private Vocational Schools Section of the Office of Professional Technical Education of the Oregon Department of Education.