Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 368d - Emergency Medical Services
Section 19a-181a. - Indemnification of emergency medical services instructors.

The state shall save harmless and indemnify any person certified as an emergency medical services instructor by the Department of Public Health under this chapter from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or other act resulting in personal injury or property damage, which acts are not wanton, reckless or malicious, provided such person at the time of the acts resulting in such injury or damage was acting in the discharge of his duties in providing emergency medical services training and instruction.

(P.A. 89-278, S. 2; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 10-18, S. 8; 10-117, S. 29.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department 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. 10-18 replaced “emergency medical technician instructor” with “emergency medical services instructor”; P.A. 10-117 replaced “emergency medical technician instructor” with “emergency medical services instructor” and replaced “emergency medical technician training” with “emergency medical services training”.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

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-176. (Formerly Sec. 19-73v). - Department of Public Health to administer emergency medical services program.

Section 19a-177. (Formerly Sec. 19-73w). - Duties of commissioner.

Section 19a-177a. - Waiver of regulations.

Section 19a-177b. - Adjustment of rates for conveyance and treatment of patients by licensed ambulance services and invalid coaches.

Section 19a-178. (Formerly Sec. 19-73z). - Office of Emergency Medical Services. State-wide coordinated delivery plan. Model local emergency medical services plans and performance agreements.

Section 19a-178a. - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board established; appointment; responsibilities.

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-179a. - Scope of practice of emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, emergency medical services instructor or paramedic.

Section 19a-179b. - Emergency medical technicians and paramedics engaged in civil preparedness duty or training. Chain of command.

Section 19a-179c. - Interfacility critical care transport. Emergency interfacility transport.

Section 19a-179d. - Implementation of policies and procedures re training, recertification and reinstatement of certification or licensure of emergency medical service personnel.

Section 19a-179e. - Department of Public Health to compile list of training programs. Provision of lists.

Section 19a-179f. - Transport of patient to an alternate destination.

Section 19a-180. (Formerly Sec. 19-73bb). - Licensure and certification of ambulance service, paramedic intercept service or rescue service. Exception. Establishment of mobile integrated health care programs. Suspension or revocation of licensure or...

Section 19a-180a. - Emergency medical service organization filing of strike contingency plan. Penalty. Regulations.

Section 19a-180b. - Certificate of authorization for supplemental first responder. Suspension or revocation.

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-181. (Formerly Sec. 19-73cc). - Inspection and registration of ambulance, invalid coach and authorized emergency medical services vehicle. Suspension or revocation of registration certificate.

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-181e. - Pilot program for municipal selection of emergency medical services provider based on issuance of requests for proposals.

Section 19a-181f. - Change in primary service area responder. Submission of alternative local emergency medical services plan.

Section 19a-181g. - Primary service area responder sale or transfer of ownership.

Section 19a-182. (Formerly Sec. 19-73dd). - Emergency medical services councils. Plans for delivery of services.

Section 19a-183. (Formerly Sec. 19-73ee). - Regional emergency medical services councils.

Section 19a-184. (Formerly Sec. 19-73ff). - Functions of regional emergency medical services councils.

Section 19a-185. (Formerly Sec. 19-73gg). - Regional emergency medical services coordinators; appointment.

Section 19a-186. (Formerly Sec. 19-73hh). - Functions of regional emergency medical services coordinators.

Section 19a-186a. - Regional emergency medical services coordinators. Employment with Department of Public Health.

Section 19a-187. (Formerly Sec. 19-73ii). - Cooperation of state agencies. Advice and consultation by The University of Connecticut Health Center.

Section 19a-188. (Formerly Sec. 19-73jj). - Transfer of staff and funds.

Section 19a-189 to 19a-192. (Formerly Secs. 19-73kk to 19-73nn). - Definitions. Municipal contracts with volunteer ambulance companies; residence requirements. Volunteer ambulance personnel compensated under chapter 568; hypertension or heart disease...

Section 19a-193a. - Liability for emergency medical treatment services or transportation services provided by an ambulance service or paramedic intercept service. Liability for medical services or transport services under nonemergency conditions from...

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-195a and 19a-195b. - Regulations re recertification and state-wide standardization of certification. Reinstatement of expired certification; validity of expired certificate.

Section 19a-196. - Complaints against emergency medical services councils, hearings and appeals.

Section 19a-196a. - Termination of services to municipalities restricted.

Section 19a-196b. - Response to calls from other municipalities. Transporting patients to the state's mobile field hospital.

Section 19a-197. - Automatic external defibrillators. Registry established. Regulations. Simultaneous communication with physician not required.

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.