As used in the Hazardous Duty Officers' Employer-Employee Relations Act: A. 'compelled statement' means a statement provided by an officer to the officer's employer if the statement is compelled under threat of dismissal from employment or any other employment sanction;B. 'emergency medical technician' means an individual who has been licensed by the department of health as an emergency medical technician;C. 'firefighter' means an individual who is employed as a non-volunteer firefighter and who has taken the oath prescribed for firefighters;D. 'hazardous duty officer' or 'officer' means an individual who is employed full time by the state or a political subdivision of the state as a firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic, provided that 'hazardous duty officer' does not include an individual who has not completed the probationary period established by the individual's employer as a condition of employment; andE. 'paramedic' means an individual who has been licensed by the department of health as a paramedic. History: Laws 2010, ch. 62, § 2; 2019, ch. 83, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, defined 'compelled statement' as used in the ed by the department of health as a paramedic. History: Laws 2010, ch. 62, § 2; 2019, ch. 83, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, defined 'compelled statement' as used in the Hazardous Duty Officers' Employer-Employee Relations Act; and added a new Subsection A and redesignated the succeeding subsections accordingly.
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