State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Mississippi > Title-43 > 15 > 43-15-207§ 43-15-207. Definition of "emergency medical services provider".
For the purposes of this article, an emergency medical services provider shall mean a licensed hospital, as defined in Section 41-9-3, which operates an emergency department or an adoption agency duly licensed by the Department of Human Services. 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.
Sources: Laws, 2001, ch. 484, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 2001.
