R911-2-300. Quick Response Provider Minimum Designation Requirements

A quick response provider shall meet the following minimum designation requirements: (1) vehicles, equipment, and supplies that meet department requirements; (2) describe locations for stationing its vehicles, equipment and supplies; (3) a current dispatch agreement with a designated emergency medical service dispatch center; (4) a department-endorsed training officer; (5) a current plan of operations, which shall include: (a) the name, EMS license number, and license level of personnel; (b) operational procedures; and (c) a description of how the designated provider proposes to interface with other licensed and designated EMS providers. (6) a current agreement with a department-certified off-line medical director who will perform the following: (a) develop and implement patient care standards which include written standing orders and triage, treatment, pre-hospital protocols, and pre-arrival instructions to be given by designated emergency medical dispatch centers; (b) ensure the qualification of field licensed EMS personnel involved in patient care and dispatch through the provision of ongoing continuing medical education programs and appropriate review and evaluation; (c) develop and implement an effective quality improvement program, including medical audit, review, and critique of patient care; (d) annually review triage, treatment, and transport protocols and update them as necessary; (e) suspend from patient care, pending department review, a field EMS personnel or dispatcher who does not comply with local medical triage, treatment and transport protocols, pre-arrival instruction protocols, or who violates EMS rules, or who the medical director determines is providing emergency medical service in a careless or unsafe manner; (f) notify the department within one business day of any imposed suspensions; and (g) attend meetings of the local EMS council, if one exists, to coordinate operations of local EMS providers; (7) provide current treatment protocols approved by the certified off-line medical director for the designated service level; (8) provide a copy of its certificate of insurance; and (9) provide a letter of support from the licensed ambulance providers in the geographical service area.