2305.41 Duties to disabled persons definitions. - Ohio Statutes

2305.41 Duties to disabled persons definitions.

As used in sections 2305.41 to 2305.49 of the Revised Code:

(A) “Disabled condition” means the condition of being unconscious, semiconscious, incoherent, or otherwise incapacitated to communicate.

(B) “Disabled person” means a person in a disabled condition.

(C) “Emergency symbol” means the caduceus inscribed within a six-barred cross used by the American medical association to denote emergency information.

(D) “Identifying device” means an identifying bracelet, necklace, metal tag, or similar device bearing the emergency symbol and the information needed in an emergency.

(E) “Identification card” means any card containing the holder’s name, type of medical condition, physician’s name, and other medical information. “Identification card” does not include any license or permit issued pursuant to Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code.

(F) “Medical practitioner” means an individual who holds a current valid certificate issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code authorizing the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.

(G) “Paramedic” has the meaning given in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 11-12-1992