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(71) “reverification” means the

(A) process used by the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma to re-evaluate the trauma care capabilities and performance of a center previously verified as meeting the criteria of a level I, level II, or level III trauma center using the current guidelines set out in Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 26.740; or

(B) process used by a physician and nurse from the state trauma system review committee under AS 18.23.070(5)(A) with expertise in trauma care, and additional licensed physicians or nurses with that expertise as needed, to re-evaluate the trauma care capabilities and performance of a hospital or clinic previously verified as meeting the criteria of a level IV or level V trauma center using the current guidelines set out in Level IV/V Trauma Center Applicants, Essential or Desirable Resources/Services Available, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 26.720;

(72) “semi-automatic defibrillator” means a defibrillator that is capable of electronically detecting ventricular fibrillation and rapid ventricular tachycardia, but requires user interaction in order to deliver a countershock;

(73) “skill sheets” means the forms containing frequently used and critical psychomotor skills;

(74) “specialty aeromedical transport team” means an aeromedical transport team that provides advanced life support services and can accommodate the special medical needs of the category of patient the applicant is certified to serve, including a high-risk newborn transport team, high-risk maternal transport team, or pediatric transport team; generally, a specialty air medical transport team transports a certain category of patient to a specialty hospital referral center capable of meeting the particular needs of the patient;

(75) “specialty trauma referral center” means a health care facility that is designated by the department as having met the essential standards for area trauma hospitals as specified in the Committee on Trauma Level I Trauma Center Designation Criteria, located in the American College of Surgeons’ Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 26.740;

(76) “standing orders” means strictly defined written orders for actions, techniques, or drug administration, to be used when communication contact has not been made with a base station physician;

(77) “state-approved EMS training agency” means a regional nonprofit EMS agency, a regional native corporation that provides EMS training, a university in this state providing EMS training, a state agency providing EMS training, or an organization that employs emergency medical technician instructors;

(78) “successful course completion” means verification on forms provided by the department, that the student has met all the cognitive and learning objectives, and psychomotor