{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-11-54","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-11-54","heading":"Services which may be rendered by paramedics and paramedic trainees.","body":"(a) Upon certification by the department, paramedics may perform any service that a cardiac technician is permitted to perform. In addition, upon the order of a duly licensed physician and subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 31-11-55, paramedics may perform any other procedures which they have been both trained and certified to perform, including, but not limited to:\n(1) Administration of parenteral injections of diuretics, anticonvulsants, hypertonic glucose, antihistamines, broncho- dilators, emetics, narcotic antagonists, and others, and administration of opioid antagonists;\n(2) Cardioversion; and\n(3) Endotracheal suction.\n(b) While in training preparatory to becoming certified, paramedic trainees may perform any of the functions specified in this Code section under the direct supervision of a duly licensed physician, a registered nurse, or an approved paramedic clinical preceptor.","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":"1e4727cd40a11a73dd77819bf5c024a6fb12e56a0ab9b2533ba53244a4708cfd","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-11-53.2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-11-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}