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Chapter 03. Scope of Practice and Duties

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Regulation .01 Scope of Practice.Copy Citation

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A.
Except as provided in §B of this regulation, an EMS provider shall provide emergency medical services in accordance with the “Maryland Medical Protocols for EMS Providers”.
B.
The following EMS providers shall provide emergency medical services in accordance with the procedures indicated in this section:
(1)
An EMD shall provide emergency medical dispatch services in accordance with the curriculum and protocols approved by the EMS Board for the EMD program with which the EMD is affiliated;
(2)
An emergency medical responder not utilizing an AED shall provide emergency medical services in accordance with the emergency medical responder curriculum approved by the EMS Board; and
(3)
An emergency medical responder utilizing an AED shall provide emergency medical services in accordance with the emergency medical responder curriculum approved by the EMS Board and the portions of the “Maryland Medical Protocols for EMS Providers” concerning use of an AED.
C.
An EMS provider shall provide emergency medical services under the oversight of an EMS operational program except in rare instances when an EMS provider happens upon the scene of a medical emergency.

Regulation .02 Limitations upon Delegation.Copy Citation

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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.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Education Article, §13-516, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: January 1, 1999 (25:26 Md. R. 1926)
History: Regulation .01B amended effective December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2017)