N.M. Admin. Code § 7.27.8.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 7.27.8.7 - DEFINITIONS

A."Act" means the Cardiac Arrest Response Act, Section 24-10C-1 NMSA 1978.

B."Advanced life support (ALS)" means advanced pre-hospital and inter-facility care and treatment, including basic and intermediate life support, as prescribed by regulation, which may be performed only by a person licensed by the bureau and operating under medical control.

C."AED program" means a program of trained targeted responders that is registered with the department.

D."Basic life support (BLS)" means pre-hospital and inter-facility care and treatment, as prescribed by regulation, which can be performed by all licensed emergency medical technicians.

E."Bureau" means the emergency medical systems bureau of the epidemiology and response division of the New Mexico department of health.

F."Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)" means the manual application of chest compressions and ventilations to patients in cardiac arrest.

G. "Defibrillation" means the administration of a controlled electrical charge to the heart to restore a viable cardiac rhythm.

H."Department (DOH)" means the New Mexico department of health.

I."Emergency Medical Service (EMS)" means the services rendered by licensed emergency medical technicians, emergency medical services first responders or emergency medical dispatchers in response to a person's need for immediate medical care to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physical or psychological illness or injury.

J."Protocols" means predetermined, written medical care plans and includes standing orders.

K. "Provider" means a person or entity delivering emergency medical services in New Mexico.

L."Semi-automated external defibrillation (AED)" means a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that:

(1) has received approval of its pre-market modification filed pursuant to United States Code, Title 21, Section 360(k), from the United States food and drug administration;

(2) is capable of recognizing cardiac arrest that will respond to defibrillation, ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining whether defibrillation should be performed; and,

(3) upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges and is capable of delivering an electrical impulse to an individual's heart upon activation by the equipment user.

N. "Trained targeted responder" means a person who has completed an authorized AED training program and who uses an AED. A designated trained targeted responder will be responsible for guidance or supervision for the AED program including overseeing all aspects of the defibrillation program. This includes training, emergency medical services coordination, protocol approval, AED deployment strategies, quality assurance and reporting.

N.M. Admin. Code § 7.27.8.7

7.27.8.7 NMAC - N, 7/1/2000, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 23, December 12, 2017, eff. 12/12/2017