Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Critical incident stress," the acute or cumulative psychological stress or trauma that an emergency service provider may experience by providing services during a critical incident, crisis, disaster, or emergency. Critical incident stress is a strong emotional, cognitive, or physical reaction that has the potential to interfere with normal functioning, such as:
(a)Physical, mental, or emotional illness;
(b)Failure of usual coping mechanisms;
(c)Loss of interest in the job or in usual social relationships;
(d)Personality changes; or (e) Loss of ability to function;
(2)"Critical incident stress management," any consultation, incident briefing and debriefing, on-site crisis intervention, counseling, risk assessment, case manageme
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Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Critical incident stress," the acute or cumulative psychological stress or trauma that an emergency service provider may experience by providing services during a critical incident, crisis, disaster, or emergency. Critical incident stress is a strong emotional, cognitive, or physical reaction that has the potential to interfere with normal functioning, such as: (a) Physical, mental, or emotional illness; (b) Failure of usual coping mechanisms; (c) Loss of interest in the job or in usual social relationships; (d) Personality changes; or (e) Loss of ability to function; (2) "Critical incident stress management," any consultation, incident briefing and debriefing, on-site crisis intervention, counseling, risk assessment, case management services, harm prevention, and referral, provided to an emergency service provider affected by critical incident stress by: (a) Any person designated by this state or a political subdivision of this state; or (b) A health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12 ; (3) "Critical incident stress management team," any person who is: (a) Designated by this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12 , to provide professional critical incident stress management to an emergency service provider affected by critical incident stress; and (b) Certified by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation as a critical incident stress management provider; (4) "Peer support team member," any person , who is: (a) A peer of the emergency service provider, designated by this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12 , to provide critical incident stress management services to the provider; and (b) Certified by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation as a critical incident stress management provider; and (5) "Emergency service provider," any person who provides response services during a critical incident, by or on behalf of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a health care facility that is licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12 and provides emergency medical services.