Georgia § 31-11-55 Services which may be rendered by certified cardiac technicians and trainees

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§ 31-11-55 — Services which may be rendered by certified cardiac technicians and trainees

Georgia § 31-11-55

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Bluebook

O.C.G.A. § 31-11-55 (2026).

Text

(a)Upon certification by the department, cardiac technicians may do any of the following:

(1)Render first-aid and resuscitation services;

(2)Upon the order of a duly licensed physician and as recommended by the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and approved by the department:

(A)Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation in a hemodynamically unstable patient;

(B)Administer approved intravenous solutions;

(C)Administer parenteral injections of antiarrhythmic agents, vagolytic agents, chronotropic agents, alkalizing agents, analgesic agents, and vasopressor agents or administer opioid antagonists;

(D)Perform pulmonary ventilation by esophageal airway and endotracheal intubation; and (E) Upon the order of a duly licensed physician during a public health

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(a) Upon certification by the department, cardiac technicians may do any of the following: (1) Render first-aid and resuscitation services; (2) Upon the order of a duly licensed physician and as recommended by the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and approved by the department: (A) Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation in a hemodynamically unstable patient; (B) Administer approved intravenous solutions; (C) Administer parenteral injections of antiarrhythmic agents, vagolytic agents, chronotropic agents, alkalizing agents, analgesic agents, and vasopressor agents or administer opioid antagonists; (D) Perform pulmonary ventilation by esophageal airway and endotracheal intubation; and (E) Upon the order of a duly licensed physician during a public health emergency, as defined in Code Section 31-12-1.1 , administer vaccines. (b) While in training preparatory to becoming certified, cardiac technician trainees may perform any of the functions specified in this Code section under the direct supervision of a duly licensed physician or a registered nurse.

Legislative History

Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 292,§ 6, eff. 5/10/2021. Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 616,§ 2-5, eff. 4/24/2014. Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 351, § 5, eff. 7/1/2001.