Section 163-21-1 - Definitions1. "Certificate of Immunization" means documentation from a health official of the administration of an immunization, specifying the vaccine administered and the date it was administered. Electronic health records, having been compiled and maintained as an official document based on certificates of immunization, which provide at a minimum the month and year that the immunization was administered may also be accepted as proof of immunization.2. "Covered Emergency Medical Services Person" means a licensed ambulance operator, basic emergency medical services person, an advanced emergency medical services person, or any person licensed by this Board who routinely provides Direct Patient Care. For the purposes of this definition, EMS students that provide Direct Patient Care are Covered Emergency Medical Services Persons.3. "Direct Patient Care" means any activity that places an individual within six (6) feet of a patient for a period of 15 minutes or more.4. "Disease" means the following conditions which may be preventable by immunization: a. Influenza (Seasonal Influenza),c. Rubella (German Measles),f. Varicella (Chicken Pox).5. "Effective Date" means November 1, 2023, for Influenza, and at the time a Covered Emergency Medical Services Person is added to the entity's roster for all other required vaccinations.6. "Entity" means an organization that holds a license issued by the Board authorizing it as an organization to provide emergency medical services or a training center licensed by the Board.7. "Masking Agreement" means a signed, voluntary agreement between an Entity and a Covered Emergency Medical Services Person obligating the Covered Emergency Medical Services Person to wear at minimum a procedural/surgical mask while providing direct patient care between November 30th and March 31st. This agreement expires annually on November 30th.8. "Medical Exemption" means a formal procedure to procure discharge from the requirement to vaccinate under this rule in accordance with Section 3 below.9. "Immunization" means a vaccine, antitoxin, or other substance used to increase an individual's immunity to a specific Disease.10. "Proof of Immunity" means laboratory evidence demonstrating immunity or other acceptable evidence of immunity. No Proof of Immunity is available for Influenza.16-163 C.M.R. ch. 21, § 1