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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 30.02.03.02" title_num="30" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="03" heading="Limitations upon Delegation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This regulation governs the delegation of medical duties by a physician to an EMS provider while providing emergency medical services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An EMS provider shall accept only that delegation which is in accordance with the regulations of the EMS Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Ultimate responsibility for diagnosis or therapy; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Duty of independently administering or dispensing drugs.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>