California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
Chapter 4 - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
Article 9 - Discipline and Reinstatement of License
Section 100173 - Proceedings
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Any proceedings by the Authority to deny, suspend or revoke the license of a paramedic or place any paramedic license holder on probation pursuant to Section 1798.200 of the Health and Safety Code, or impose an administrative fine pursuant to Section 1798.210 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be conducted in accordance with this article and pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code, Section 11500 et seq.
(b) Before any disciplinary proceedings are undertaken, the Authority shall evaluate all information submitted to or discovered by the Authority including, but not limited to, a recommendation for suspension or revocation from a medical director of a LEMSA, for evidence of a threat to public health and safety pursuant to Section 1798.200 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) The Authority shall use the "EMS Authority Recommended Guidelines for Disciplinary Orders and Conditions of Probation", dated July 26, 2008 and incorporated by reference herein, as the standard in settling disciplinary matters when a paramedic applicant or license holder is found to be in violation of Section 1798.200 of Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d) The administrative law judge shall use the "EMS Authority Recommended Guidelines for Disciplinary Orders and Conditions of Probation", dated July 26, 2008, as a guide in making any recommendations to the Authority for discipline of a paramedic applicant or license holder found in violation of Section 1798.200 of Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
1. New
article 8 and section filed 11-29-93 as an emergency; operative 12-1-93
(Register 93, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
by 3-30-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-29-93 order
transmitted to OAL 3-30-94; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to
11-29-93 order filed on 5-11-94 (Register 94, No. 19).
3. 11-29-93
order including amendment of section refiled 5-12-94 as an emergency; operative
5-12-94 (Register 94, No. 19). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
to OAL by 9-9-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
the following day.
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 3 (Register
94, No. 21).
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-12-94 order
transmitted to OAL 9-9-94 with repealer of subsection (b) and subsection
redesignation filed 10-24-94 (Register 94, No. 43).
6. Renumbering
of former section 100173 to section
100178 and renumbering of former
section 100168 to section 100173,
including amendment of section heading and section, filed 3-15-99; operative
4-14-99 (Register 99, No. 12).
7. Renumbering of former section
100173 to section
100167 and renumbering and
amendment of former section
100178.1 to section 100173 filed
9-10-2004; operative 10-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37).
8.
Relocation of article 9 heading from preceding section
100172 to precede section 100173,
renumbering of former section 100173 to section
100174 and renumbering and
amendment of former section
100172 to section 100173 filed
2-11-2013; operative 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No.
7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.107, 1797.176, 1798.200, 1798.204 and 1798.210, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1797.172, 1797.174, 1797.176, 1797.185, 1798.200, 1798.204 and 1798.210, Health and Safety Code; and Section 11500 et seq., Government Code.
The amended version of this section by Register 2024, No. 38, effective 1/1/2025 is not yet available.
