{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-11-53","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-11-53","heading":"Services which may be rendered by certified emergency medical technicians and trainees.","body":"(a) Upon certification by the department, emergency medical technicians may do any of the following:\n(1) Render first-aid and resuscitation services as taught in the United States Department of Transportation basic training courses for emergency medical technicians or an equivalent course approved by the department;\n(2) Upon the order of a duly licensed physician, administer approved intravenous solutions and opioid antagonists; and\n(3) Upon the order of a duly licensed physician during a public health emergency, as defined in Code Section 31-12-1.1, administer vaccines.\n(b) While in training preparatory to becoming certified, emergency medical 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.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 11 Emergency Medical Services","Article 3 Personnel"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"b9f97f4ca72affe50d3699e6a570d8150400bb758b1c463018ea3ea737e3d3b2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-11-52","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-11-53.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}