# COMAR Title 30 — Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)

## Subtitle 02 — Emergency Medical Services Providers

### Chapter 03 — Scope of Practice and Duties

#### Regulation .02 Limitations upon Delegation.

*COMAR 30.02.03.02*

A. This regulation governs the delegation of medical duties by a physician to an EMS provider while providing emergency medical services.

B. An EMS provider shall accept only that delegation which is in accordance with the regulations of the EMS Board.

C. Except as provided by standing orders consistent with the “Maryland Medical Protocols for EMS Providers”, an EMS provider may not accept physician delegation of the:

  (1) Ultimate responsibility for diagnosis or therapy; and

  (2) Duty of independently administering or dispensing drugs.