South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-7 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Sec2 61-7.100 - DEFINITIONS, LICENSURE, AND CERTIFICATION
Section 61-7.100.104 - Emergency Medical Technicians

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-7.100.104

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

A. No person may hold himself or herself out as an EMT-basic, AEMT, or Paramedic, or provide Patient care that is within the scope of an EMT-basic, AEMT, or Paramedic as defined in South Carolina Code Section 44-61-20 and this regulation without obtaining a proper Certificate from the Department. When it has been determined by the Department that an individual is engaged as an EMT-basic, AEMT, or Paramedic, and the individual has not been issued a Certificate from the Department, the individual shall cease engaging as an EMT-basic, AEMT, or Paramedic immediately. Current and/or previous violation(s) of the South Carolina Code of Laws or Department regulations may jeopardize the issuance of an EMT-basic, AEMT, and Paramedic Certificate. (I)

B. No person shall provide Patient care within the scope of an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-basic, AEMT, or Paramedic) without a current Certificate from the Department. The EMT shall: (I)

1. Engage only in those practices for which he or she has been trained, within the scope of the Department-issued Certificate, and as authorized by the EMS Agency's Medical Control Physician; and

2. Perform procedures only under the direction and oversight of a Medical Control Physician.

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