Maryland law: MD Code - 30.06.03.02

Statute: MD Code - 30.06.03.02

Law Type: Medical Direction

Status: Enacted

Enacted on: 2018-02-19

Law type: Mandate

Summary:
A. Each authorized facility shall have medical direction through either: (1) A sponsoring physician; or (2) The regional council AED committee for the region in which the facility is located. B. A sponsoring physician shall meet the following qualifications: (1) Be licensed to practice medicine in Maryland; (2) Be knowledgeable in the operation of the AEDs available at the facility; and (3) Possess current knowledge of the: (a) Maryland EMS System, (b) AED protocol in Regulation .03 of this chapter, and (c) AED quality assurance process in COMAR 30.06.04. C. The regional council AED committee shall meet the following qualifications: (1) Be knowledgeable in the operation of the AEDs available at the facility; and (2) Possess current knowledge of the: (a) Maryland EMS System; (b) AED protocol in Regulation .03 of this chapter; and (c) AED quality assurance process in COMAR 30.06.04. D. The sponsoring physician or regional council AED committee shall perform the following duties: (1) Be responsible for providing medical direction for the operation of AEDs at the authorized facility; (2) Require that all personnel operating an AED for the authorized facility meet the training requirements of COMAR 30.06.05; (3) Oversee the quality assurance program as required in COMAR 30.06.04; (4) Liaise with the local EMS jurisdictional operational program medical director and the State EMS Medical Director; and (5) Require that all personnel in the AED program are following the protocol required in Regulation .03 of this chapter when operating the AED. E. The authorized facility shall notify the office of the State EMS Medical Director immediately of any change in its medical direction.


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