§ 26-2k-39

26:2K-39. Definitions 1. As used in this act: 'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of Health. 'Emergency medical service' means a program in a hospital staffed 24 hours-a-day by a licensed physician trained in emergency medicine. 'Emergency medical technician' means a person trained in basic life support services as defined in section 1 of P.L.1985, c.351 (C.26:2K-21) and who is certified by the Department of Health to perform these services. 'EMT-D' means an emergency medical technician who is certified by the commissioner to perform cardiac defibrillation. 'First Responder' means a police officer, firefighter or other person who has been trained to provide emergency medical first response services in a program recognized by the commissioner. 'First Responder-D' means a First Responder who is certified by the commissioner to perform cardiac defibrillation. 'Pre-hospital care' means those emergency medical services rendered to emergency patients at the scene of a traffic accident or other emergency and during transportation to emergency treatment facilities, and upon arrival within those facilities. L.1989,c.314,s.1; amended 1996,c.136,s.1.