Severability

If any provision of 560 CMR 5.00, or the application thereof, is held, adjudged, or deemed invalid, such finding of invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application, and to that end the provision of 560 CMR 5.00 are severable. 5 .11: continued (b) arranges for EMD to be provided through a certified EMD resource, and if so, the name of the certified EMD resource. Such annual certification shall also state that the PSAP or RECC has notified the local emergency medical services provider of the EMDPRS that is used for the PSAP and that the local emergency medical services provider has acknowledged receipt of such notification. Each certified EMD resource shall annually certify to the Department, on a form specified by the Department or in such other manner specified by the Department, that it meets the requirements of 560 CMR 5. 00. Such annual certification shall provide documentation that each person that acts as an emergency medical dispatcher has maintained certification in EMD through an EMD certification organization approved by the Department. Each PSAP and each certified EMD resource shall provide to the Department such additional information as may be reasonably requested by the Department. The Department may inspect any PSAP to determine if it meets the requirements of 560 CMR 5.00. Each PSAP shall maintain, and shall make available to the Department for inspection, its books and records in a manner that will permit the department to determine whether the PSAP has complied with or is complying with the provisions of 560 CMR 5.00.