The Department of Public Health shall be the lead agency for the state's emergency medical services program and shall be responsible for the planning, coordination and administration of a state-wide emergency medical care service system. The commissioner shall set policy and establish state-wide priorities for emergency medical services utilizing the services of the Department of Public Health and the emergency medical services councils, as established by section 19a-183.
(P.A. 74-305, S. 2, 19; P.A. 75-112, S. 2, 18; P.A. 77-268, S. 2; 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 94, 136; P.A. 87-420, S. 3, 14; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 98-195, S. 4; P.A. 01-195, S. 139, 181.)
History: P.A. 75-112 replaced commission on hospitals and health care with commissioner and department of health; P.A. 77-268 replaced “b” agencies with “health systems agencies”; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of health with commissioner and department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 removed provision re advice of advisory committee on emergency medical services in establishing policy and priorities; Sec. 19-73v transferred to Sec. 19a-176 in 1983; P.A. 87-420 deleted reference to health systems agencies and their associates and made a technical correction; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 98-195 added that department shall be the lead agency for the state's emergency medical services program; P.A. 01-195 deleted “state” re the Department of Public Health and substituted “commissioner” for “Commissioner of Public Health”, effective July 11, 2001.
Annotation to former section 19-73v:
Cited. 35 CS 136.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368d - Emergency Medical Services
Section 19a-175. (Formerly Sec. 19-73u). - Definitions.
Section 19a-177. (Formerly Sec. 19-73w). - Duties of commissioner.
Section 19a-177a. - Waiver of regulations.
Section 19a-178b. - Grants for enhancing emergency medical services and equipment.
Section 19a-178c. - Plan to mobilize emergency medical services during state of emergency. Rates.
Section 19a-179. (Formerly Sec. 19-73aa). - Regulations.
Section 19a-179c. - Interfacility critical care transport. Emergency interfacility transport.
Section 19a-179f. - Transport of patient to an alternate destination.
Section 19a-180c. - Authority of primary service area responder at certain scenes.
Section 19a-180d. - Responsibility for decision-making on scene of emergency medical call.
Section 19a-181a. - Indemnification of emergency medical services instructors.
Section 19a-181b. - Local emergency medical services plan.
Section 19a-181c. - Removal of responder. Revocation of responder's primary service area assignment.
Section 19a-181d. - Hearing re performance standards.
Section 19a-181g. - Primary service area responder sale or transfer of ownership.
Section 19a-183. (Formerly Sec. 19-73ee). - Regional emergency medical services councils.
Section 19a-188. (Formerly Sec. 19-73jj). - Transfer of staff and funds.
Section 19a-193b. - Collection of payment by an ambulance service.
Section 19a-194. (Formerly Sec. 19-73pp). - Motorcycle rescue vehicles.
Section 19a-195. - Regulations re staffing of ambulances.
Section 19a-196. - Complaints against emergency medical services councils, hearings and appeals.
Section 19a-196a. - Termination of services to municipalities restricted.
Section 19a-197a. - Administration of epinephrine.
Section 19a-197b. - Training standards for the use of automatic external defibrillators.
Section 19a-197c. - Automatic external defibrillators required on public golf courses.