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

## Subtitle 05 — Emergency Medical Services Regions and Regional Programs

### Chapter 01 — Regional EMS Advisory Councils

#### Regulation .05 Responsibilities of Regional EMS Councils.

*COMAR 30.05.01.05*

Each regional EMS council shall:

A. Advise MIEMSS on matters of policy, protocols, rules, and regulations;

B. Provide a representative to the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and specified subcommittees formed by MIEMSS;

C. Recommend to the State EMS Medical Director candidates for regional medical director;

D. Recommend to the Associate State EMS Medical Director for Pediatrics candidates for associate regional medical director for pediatrics;

E. Solicit and prioritize expressions of interest for highway safety grants awarded by the federal or State government;

F. Advise the following on matters concerning emergency medical services:

  (1) State government;

  (2) Local governments; and

  (3) EMS operational programs;

G. Serve as a forum for coordinating EMS activities among EMS operational programs in the region; and

H. Establish interjurisdictional quality assurance and quality improvement programs.