Section 43-15-207 - Definition of "emergency medical services provider."For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the meanings described herein:
(a) "Emergency medical services provider" means a licensed hospital, as defined in Section 41-9-3, which operates an emergency department, an adoption agency duly licensed by the Department of Child Protection Services, any county or municipality that sponsors a baby safety device that meets the requirements of this article, state or local law enforcement agency or fire station or mobile ambulance staffed with full-time firefighters, emergency medical technicians or paramedics. An emergency medical services provider does not include the offices, clinics, surgeries or treatment facilities of private physicians or dentists. No individual licensed healthcare provider, including physicians, dentists, nurses, physician assistants or other health professionals shall be deemed to be an emergency medical services provider under this article unless such individual voluntarily assumes responsibility for the custody of the child.(b) "Surrender" or "Surrenders" means the action of a parent in leaving an infant on the premises of an emergency medical services provider, with a facility employee or member of the professional medical community at the facility, or in a newborn safety device, without expressing an intention to return for the infant. Laws, 2001, ch. 484, § 4, eff. 7/1/2001.Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 54, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 518, HB 1318,§ 4, eff. 4/19/2023.Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 389, HB 96,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2020.