Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (Establishment) Order, 2000 (Amendment) Order, 2004

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 575/2004
• Year: 2004

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 575 of 2004 .

THE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE COUNCIL (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER, 2000 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 2004.

S.I. No. 575 of 2004 .

THE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE COUNCIL (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER, 2000 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 2004.

The Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1961 (No. 27 of 1961), as amended by Section 22 of the Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Act, 1996 (No. 32 of 1996) and adapted by the Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 ( S.I. No. 308 of 1997 ) hereby orders as follows:— 1. This Order may be cited as the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (Establishment) Order, 2000 (Amendment) Order, 2004. 2. In this Order “the Establishment Order” means the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (Establishment) Order, 2000 ( S.I. No. 109 of 2000 ). 3. (1) A reference in this Order to an Article shall be construed as a reference to an Article appearing in this Order unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended.

(2) A reference in this Order to a sub-article shall be construed as a reference to a sub-article of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended. 4. Article 2 of the Establishment Order is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution for the definition of “health board” of the following:—

“ ‘health board’ means—

— a board established under Section 4 of the Health Act, 1970 .

— the Eastern Regional Health Authority established under Section 7 of the Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999 .”

(b) by the substitution for the definition of “recognised institution” of the following:—

“ ‘recognised institution’ means an institution recognised by the Council under Article 4(a) of this Order.”

(c) by the substitution for the definition of “emergency medical technician” of the following:—

“ ‘emergency medical technician’ means a person who holds the N.Q.E.M.T. at the level of competence of emergency medical technician and whose name appears within the emergency medical technician division of the register.”

(d) by the substitution for the definition of “N.Q.E.M.T.” of the following:—

“ ‘N.Q.E.M.T.’ means the National Qualification in Emergency Medical Technology at the level of competence of emergency medical technician, paramedic or advanced paramedic as the case may be, awarded by the Council under Article 4(c) or 4(d) of this Order and “national qualification” shall be construed accordingly.”

(e) by the addition to Article 2 of the following:—

“ ‘pre-hospital emergency care practitioner’ means a person who holds the N.Q.E.M.T. at any of the levels of competence and whose name appears within any division of the register.”

“ ‘the register’ means the register established under Article 4(s) of this Order.”

“ ‘pre-hospital emergency care service provider’ means a body corporate or an un-incorporated body of persons on whose behalf a pre-hospital emergency care practitioner, whether as a volunteer, contractor or employee, provides pre-hospital emergency care.”

“ ‘paramedic’ means a person who holds the N.Q.E.M.T. at the level of competence of paramedic and whose name appears within the paramedic division of the register.”

“ ‘advanced paramedic’ means a person who...