Statewide Emergency Medical Services System and Services

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This is Article 2.1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Statewide Emergency Medical Services System and Services.” It is part of Chapter 4 “Health Care Planning”, which is part of Title 32.1 “Health”.

It’s comprised of the following 38 sections.

§ 32.1-111.1	Definitions
§ 32.1-111.10	Repealed
§ 32.1-111.12	Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund; disbursements
§ 32.1-111.12:01	Financial Assistance and Review Committee; appointment; terms; duties
§ 32.1-111.13	Annual financial reports
§ 32.1-111.14	Powers of governing bodies of counties, cities, and towns
§ 32.1-111.14:1	Repealed
§ 32.1-111.14:2	Establishment of emergency medical services zones or districts; tax levies
§ 32.1-111.14:3	Exclusion of certain areas from emergency medical services zones or districts and exemption of such areas from certain levies
§ 32.1-111.14:4	Advances by county or city to emergency medical services zone or district; reimbursement; validation of prior advances
§ 32.1-111.14:5	Authority of emergency medical services agency incident commander when operating at an emergency incident; penalty for refusal to obey orders
§ 32.1-111.14:6	Supervision and control of joint services of emergency medical services agencies
§ 32.1-111.14:7	Penalty for disobeying emergency medical services agency chief or other officer in command
§ 32.1-111.14:8	Purchase, maintenance, etc., of equipment; donated equipment
§ 32.1-111.14:9	Entry of buildings and premises adjoining during a medical emergency
§ 32.1-111.15	Statewide poison control system established
§ 32.1-111.15:1	Department responsible for stroke care quality improvement; sharing of data and information
§ 32.1-111.2	Exemptions from provisions of this article
§ 32.1-111.3	Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan; Trauma Triage Plan; Stroke Triage Plan
§ 32.1-111.4	Regulations; emergency medical services personnel and vehicles; response times; enforcement provisions; civil penalties
§ 32.1-111.4:1	State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; purpose; membership; duties; reimbursement of expenses; staff support
§ 32.1-111.4:2	Regional emergency medical services councils
§ 32.1-111.4:3	Provision of emergency medical services
§ 32.1-111.4:4	Emergency medical services personnel and equipment may in emergencies go or be sent beyond territorial limits
§ 32.1-111.4:5	Contracts of counties, cities, and towns to furnish emergency medical services; public liability insurance to cover claims arising out of mutual aid agreements
§ 32.1-111.4:6	Establishment of an emergency medical services agency as a department of local government
§ 32.1-111.4:7	Establishment of an emergency medical services agency as a nongovernmental entity; dissolution
§ 32.1-111.4:8	Ordinances as to emergency medical services agencies
§ 32.1-111.4:9	Emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs
§ 32.1-111.5	Certification and recertification of emergency medical services providers; appeals process
§ 32.1-111.5:1	Emergency medical services personnel mental health awareness training
§ 32.1-111.5:2	Emergency medical services personnel Alzheimer's disease and dementia training
§ 32.1-111.6	Emergency medical services agency license; emergency medical services vehicle permits
§ 32.1-111.6:1	Commissioner to issue certain emergency medical services licenses or permits
§ 32.1-111.7	Inspections
§ 32.1-111.8	Revocation and suspension of licenses and permits
§ 32.1-111.9	Applications for variances or exemptions
§ 32.1-111.9:1	Out-of-state emergency medical services providers