Sec. 19a-179a. Scope of practice of emergency medical technicians. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-179a. Scope of practice of emergency medical technicians. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, the scope of practice of any person certified or licensed as an emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate or emergency medical technician-paramedic under regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-179 may include treatment modalities not specified in the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, provided such treatment modalities are (1) approved by the Connecticut Emergency Medical Services Medical Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 19a-178a and the Commissioner of Public Health, and (2) administered at the medical control and direction of a sponsor hospital, as defined in section 28-8b.

      (P.A. 05-259, S. 5.)

      History: P.A. 05-259 effective July 13, 2005.