Section 7.26.640. Medical director responsibilities: certified persons.

	(a)  A medical director's approval of standing orders for a state-certified EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III, for the activities described in 7 AAC 26.040, must be in writing. Additional medications or procedures not listed in 7 AAC 26.040 may be approved by direct voice contact with an on-line physician, or by written standing orders from the medical director in accordance with 7 AAC 26.670.  
	(b)  The medical director for a state-certified EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III shall  
		(1) provide direct or indirect supervision of the medical care provided by each state-certified EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III;  
		(2) establish and annually review treatment protocols;  
		(3) approve medical standing orders that delineate the advanced life-support techniques that may be performed by each state-certified EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III and the circumstances under which the techniques may be performed;  
		(4) provide quarterly critiques of patient care provided by the EMT-I, EMT-II, or EMT-III, and quarterly on-site supervisory visits; the department will, in its discretion, grant a written waiver of this requirement based on difficult geographic, transportation, or climatic factors; and  
		(5) approve a program of continuing medical education for each state-certified EMT supervised.  
	(c)  Repealed 12/26/2014.  

Authorities

18.08.080;18.08.082;18.08.084

Notes

Reference

7 AAC 26.030
7 AAC 26.110
7 AAC 26.150

Authority

AS 18.08.080 AS 18.08.082 AS 18.08.084

History

Eff. 10/23/92, Register 124; am 5/22/96, Register 138; am 7/4/99, Register 151; am 12/26/2014, Register 212