Georgia Code
Article 3 - Personnel
§ 31-11-53. Services Which May Be Rendered by Certified Emergency Medical Technicians and Trainees

History. Code 1933, § 88-3112.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 281, § 4; Ga. L. 2014, p. 683, § 2-3/HB 965; Ga. L. 2021, p. 782, § 5/SB 46.
The 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (a)(1), substituted “; and” for a period at the end of paragraph (a)(2), and added paragraph (a)(3).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 683, § 2-1/HB 965, not codified by the General Assembly, provides:
“WHEREAS, Naloxone is an opioid antagonist developed to counter the effects of opiate overdose, specifically the life threatening depression of the central nervous and respiratory systems; and
“WHEREAS, Naloxone is clinically administered via intramuscular, intravenous, or subcutaneous injection; and
“WHEREAS, Naloxone is administered outside of a clinical setting or facility intranasally via nasal atomizer; and
“WHEREAS, the American Medical Association supported the lay administration of this life saving drug in 2012; and
“WHEREAS, similar Naloxone access laws have reversed more than 10,000 opioid overdoses by lay people in other states; and
“WHEREAS, the American Medical Association acknowledged that ‘fatalities caused by opioid overdose can devastate families and communities, and we must do more to prevent these unnecessary deaths’; and
“WHEREAS, the National Institutes of Health found that Naloxone ‘lacks any psychoactive or addictive qualities . . . without any potential for abuse . . . [and] medical side effects or other problematic unintended consequences associated with Naloxone have not been reported’; and
“WHEREAS, any administration of Naloxone to an individual experiencing an opioid overdose must be followed by professional medical attention and treatment.”
Ga. L. 2014, p. 683, § 3-1/HB 965, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that Parts I and II of this Act shall apply to all acts committed on or after April 24, 2014.
For application of this statute in 2021, see Executive Order 01.07.21.02.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2021 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 31 - Health

Chapter 11 - Emergency Medical Services

Article 3 - Personnel

§ 31-11-49. Definitions

§ 31-11-50. Medical Adviser

§ 31-11-51. Licensing of Emergency Medical Services Personnel; Rules and Regulations; Use of Conviction Data in Licensing Decisions; Retention of Fingerprints

§ 31-11-52. Certification and Recertification Of, and Training For, Paramedics and Cardiac Technicians; Qualifications by Felons

§ 31-11-53. Services Which May Be Rendered by Certified Emergency Medical Technicians and Trainees

§ 31-11-53.1. Automated External Defibrillator Program; Establishment; Regulations; Liability

§ 31-11-53.2. “Lay Rescuer” Defined; Use of Automated External Defibrillators

§ 31-11-54. Services Which May Be Rendered by Paramedics and Paramedic Trainees

§ 31-11-55. Services Which May Be Rendered by Certified Cardiac Technicians and Trainees

§ 31-11-55.1. Opioid Antagonists Administered by First Responder to Save Life of Person Experiencing Opioid Related Overdose

§ 31-11-55.2. Administration of Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate Intramuscular by Emergency Medical Services Personnel; Training; Reporting; Immunity

§ 31-11-56. Revocation of Certificates Issued to Emergency Medical Technicians

§ 31-11-57. Revocation of Certificates Issued to Paramedics and Cardiac Technicians

§ 31-11-58. Recertification of Emergency Medical Technicians; Continuing Education Requirements

§ 31-11-58.1. Recertification of Paramedics and Cardiac Technicians; Continuing Education Requirements

§ 31-11-59. Services of Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, and Cardiac Technicians in Hospitals

§ 31-11-60. Obtaining and Administering Drugs by Certified Employees of Counties or Municipalities

§ 31-11-60.1. Program for Physician Control Over Emergency Medical Services to Nonhospital Patients

§ 31-11-60.2. Testing for Illegal Drug Usage by Emergency Medical Technicians; Requirements

§ 31-11-61. Penalty