36-4B-17. Permitted practice--Paramedics.A paramedic may:(1)Respond to, assess, and triage nonurgent, urgent, and emergent requests for medical care;(2)Apply basic and focused advanced knowledge and skills necessary to determine patient physiologic, psychological, and psychosocial needs;(3)Perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found in an ambulance, including diagnostic equipment approved by an ambulance service medical director;(4)Administer medications approved by the board;(5)Provide specialized interfacility care during patient transport; and(6)Perform other advanced skills approved by the board. Source: SL 1978, ch 269, §17; SL 1987, ch 200, §6; SL 2024, ch 153, §14.
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