Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 31-11-2. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1.1) “Air ambulance service” means the for-hire providing of emergency care and transportation by means of an air ambulance for an injured or sick person to or from a place where medical or hospital care is furnished.
(1.2) “Ambulance” means a motor vehicle that is specially constructed and equipped or an air ambulance and is intended to be used for the emergency transportation of patients, including dual purpose police patrol cars and funeral coaches or hearses which otherwise comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(6.1) “Department” means the Department of Public Health.
(16.1) “Paramedic clinical preceptor” means a Georgia certified paramedic with a minimum of two years of emergency medical services experience who meets the standard requirements for paramedic preceptor training as established by the department.
History. Code 1933, § 88-3101, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 281, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1068, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1923, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1782, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1145, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 304, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 1-5, 1-6, 1-35/HB 228; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 10/HB 509; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, §§ 5-15, 6-4, 6-5/HB 214.
Editor’s notes.
The Emergency Medical Services Systems Act of 1973, P.L. 93-154, referred to in paragraph (8), was repealed by P.L. 99-117 and P.L. 99-129. The Georgia Emergency Medical Systems Communications Program, however, was established pursuant to that Act prior to its repeal. Therefore, the reference in this Code section to that Act is being retained for historical purposes.
For application of this statute in 2020, see Executive Order 04.20.20.01.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).

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