(1) "Air ambulance" means an aircraft, fixed or rotary wing, utilized for on-scene responses or transports deemed necessary by a physician and licensed by the Department of Health;

(2) "Air ambulance services" means those services authorized and licensed by the department to provide care and air transportation of patients;

(3)

(A) "Ambulance" means a vehicle used for transporting any person by stretcher or gurney upon the streets or highways of Arkansas, excluding vehicles intended solely for personal use by immediate family members.

(B) "Ambulance" does not include nonemergency transportation vehicles that may accommodate an individual in an upright position or Fowler's position while in a wheelchair without the aid of emergency medical services personnel;

(4) "Ambulance services" means services authorized and licensed by the department to provide care and transportation of patients upon the streets and highways of Arkansas;

(5) "Emergency medical services" means:

(A) The transportation and medical care provided the ill or injured before arrival at a medical facility by a licensed emergency medical services personnel or other healthcare provider;

(B) Continuation of the initial emergency care within a medical facility subject to the approval of the medical staff and governing board of that facility; and

(C) Integrated medical care in emergency and nonurgent settings with the oversight of a physician;

(6)

(A) "Emergency medical services personnel" means an individual licensed by the department at any level established by the rules adopted by the State Board of Health under this subchapter and authorized to perform those services set forth in the rules.

(B) These shall include without limitation emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, paramedic, emergency medical services instructor, or emergency medical services instructor trainer;

(7) "Fowler's position" means a position in which an individual is in an inclined position with his or her head raised between thirty to ninety degrees (30-90 degrees);

(8) "Licensure" means official acknowledgment by the department that an individual has demonstrated competence to perform the emergency medical services required for licensure under the rules, regulations, and standards adopted by the board upon recommendation by the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council;

(9) "Medical facility" means any hospital, medical clinic, physician's office, nursing home, or other healthcare facility; and

(10) "Wheelchair" means a chair fitted with wheels that is not height adjustable and that is used by individuals with walking limitations as a result of illness, injury, or disability.