O. Reg. 386/01: GENERAL

 

ontario regulation 386/01

made under the

Ambulance act

Made: September 17, 2001
Approved: October 3, 2001
Filed: October 9, 2001
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: October 27, 2001

Amending O. Reg. 257/00

(General)

1. (1) Section 5 of Ontario Regulation 257/00 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3.1) Despite clause (3) (a), the operator of a land ambulance service may employ a person on a part-time basis during the period beginning on January 1, 2002 and ending on December 31, 2005 to provide patient care if the person holds the qualifications of a paramedic and,

(a) is enrolled in an upgrading program offered by a College of Applied Arts and Technology leading to qualification as an advanced emergency medical care assistant; or 

(b) has experience and qualifications that the Director considers to be equivalent to those of a person who has successfully completed such an upgrading program.

(2) Subsection 5 (5) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(5) Despite clauses (1) (a) and (3) (a), a full-time employee or full-time volunteer may provide patient care as an emergency medical attendant in an ambulance service for a period of not more than 210 consecutive days after he or she meets the requirement set out in clause 7 (4) (a) even if he or she does not meet the requirement set out in clause 7 (4) (b).

2. (1) Clause 7 (3) (b) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(b) have obtained a pass standing in an emergency medical care examination set by the Director or hold qualifications that the Director considers to be equivalent to the qualifications of an emergency medical care assistant.

(2) Clause 7 (4) (b) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(b) have obtained a pass standing in an advanced emergency medical care examination set by the Director or hold qualifications that the Director considers to be equivalent to the qualifications of an advanced emergency medical care assistant.

3. Section 9 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3) Despite subsection (1), the operator of an air ambulance service may employ a person to provide patient care for a period of not more than 210 consecutive days after the person meets all of the qualifications of a flight paramedic in subsection (2) other than the requirement in clause (2) (c).

4. Item 13 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation is revoked.

Tony Clement

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care

Dated on September 17, 2001.