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

## Subtitle 03 — Ems Operational Programs

### Chapter 06 — Base Stations

#### Regulation .03 Personnel.

*COMAR 30.03.06.03*

A. Base Station Medical Director. The Base Station Medical Director shall be a licensed Maryland physician authorized to provide online medical direction who has been appointed by the hospital pursuant to a written job description.

B. Base Station Coordinator. The Base Station Coordinator shall be a licensed Maryland registered nurse authorized to participate in online medical direction who has been appointed by the hospital pursuant to a written job description.

C. Physician Authorized to Provide Online Medical Direction. A physician authorized to provide online medical direction shall:

  (1) Be licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine in Maryland;

  (2) Be Board certified or Board eligible in a specialty approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties appropriate for a base station;

  (3) Have successfully completed a MIEMSS-approved base station course with a minimum score of 80 percent; and

  (4) Annually complete a Maryland Medical Protocols for Emergency Medical Services Providers update by July 1 of each year.

D. A licensed registered nurse, a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner authorized to participate in online medical direction at a base station under the direct supervision of a licensed physician shall:

  (1) Be licensed as a registered nurse, a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner in Maryland;

  (2) Have successfully completed a MIEMSS-approved base station course with a minimum score of 80 percent; and

  (3) Annually complete a Maryland Medical Protocols for Emergency Medical Services Providers update by July 1 of each year.

E. A physician resident or fellow authorized to participate in online medical direction at a base station under the direct supervision of a licensed physician authorized to provide medical direction shall:

  (1) Be a licensed Maryland physician;

  (2) Have successfully completed a MIEMSS-approved base station course with a minimum score of 80 percent; and

  (3) Annually complete a Maryland Medical Protocols for Emergency Medical Services Providers update by July 1 of each year.