California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
Chapter 4 - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
Article 2 - General Provisions
Section 100148 - Responsibility of the LEMSA

Universal Citation: 22 CA Code of Regs 100148

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The LEMSA that authorizes an ALS program shall establish policies and procedures approved by the medical director of the LEMSA that shall include:

(1) Approval, denial, revocation of approval, suspension, and monitoring of the ALS components of the EMS System such as training programs, base hospitals or alternative base stations, and paramedic service providers.

(2) Assurance of compliance with provisions of this Chapter.

(b) The LEMSA shall submit to the Authority, along with any changes to, the following paramedic training program information:

(1) Name of program director and/or program contact;

(2) Program address, phone number, email address, website address, and facsimile number;

(3) Date of program approval, date classes will begin, and date of program expiration.

(4) Date of Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) approval;

(5) Date of Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education (BPPE) approval for private post-secondary educational institutions;

(6) Issue date of Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP) Letter of Review (LoR).

(c) Development or approval, implementation and enforcement of policies for medical control, medical accountability, and an EMSQIP of the paramedic services, including:

(1) Treatment and triage protocols.

(2) Patient care record and reporting requirements.

(3) Medical care audit system.

(4) Role and responsibility of the base hospital and paramedic service provider.

(d) System data collection and evaluation.

1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 100148 to section 100152, and renumbering an amendment of section 100144 to section 100148 filed 7-10-89; operative 8-9-89 (Register 89, No. 29). For prior history, see Register 84, No. 20.
2. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (b) (Register 91, No. 32).
3. Amendment of subsections (b) and (c)(3) filed 11-4-91; operative 1-1-92 (Register 92, No. 10).
4. Editorial correction of subsection (c)(3) (Register 99, No. 12).
5. Amendment of article heading, renumbering of former section 100148 to section 100149 and renumbering of former section 100147 to section 100148, including amendment of section, filed 3-15-99; operative 4-14-99 (Register 99, No. 12).
6. Amendment filed 9-10-2004; operative 10-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37).
7. Relocation of article 3 heading to precede section 100149, renumbering of former section 100148 to section 100149 and renumbering of former section 100147 to section 100148, including amendment of section heading and section, filed 2-11-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 7).
8. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 1-24-2020; operative 4-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 4).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.107 and 1797.172, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1797.172, 1797.178, 1797.200, 1797.202, 1797.204, 1797.208, 1797.220, 1797.218, 1798 and 1798.100, Health and Safety Code.

The amended version of this section by Register 2024, No. 38, effective 1/1/2025 is not yet available.

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