Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.02.02 - IDAHO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PHYSICIAN COMMISSION
Section 16.02.02.500 - PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Medical Supervision Required. In accordance with Section 56-1011, Idaho Code, licensed EMS personnel must provide emergency medical services under the supervision of a designated hospital supervising physician or medical clinic supervising physician. (3-17-22)
02. Level of Licensure Identification. The licensed EMS personnel employed or utilized for delivery of services within a hospital or medical clinic, when on duty, must at all times visibly display identification specifying their level of EMS licensure. (3-17-22)
03. Credentialing of Licensed EMS Personnel in a Hospital or Medical Clinic. The hospital or medical clinic must maintain a current written description of acts and duties authorized by the hospital supervising physician or medical clinic supervising physician for credentialed EMS personnel and must submit the descriptions upon request of the Commission or the EMS Bureau. (3-17-22)
04. Notification of Employment or Utilization. The licensed EMS personnel employed or utilized for delivery of services within a hospital or medical clinic must report such employment or utilization to the EMS Bureau within thirty (30) days of engaging such activity. (3-17-22)
05. Designation of Supervising Physician. The hospital or medical clinic administration must designate a physician for the medical supervision of licensed EMS personnel employed or utilized in the hospital or medical clinic. (3-17-22)
06. Delegated Medical Supervision of EMS Personnel. The hospital supervising physician or medical clinic supervising physician can designate other physicians to supervise the licensed EMS personnel during the periodic absence of the hospital supervising physician or medical clinic supervising physician. (3-17-22)
07. Direct Medical Supervision by Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners. The hospital supervising physician, or medical clinic supervising physician can designate Physician Assistants (PA) and Nurse Practitioners for purposes of direct medical supervision of licensed EMS personnel under the following conditions: (3-17-22)
08. On-Site Contemporaneous Supervision. Licensed EMS personnel will only provide patient care with on-site contemporaneous supervision by the hospital supervising physician, medical clinic supervising physician, or designated clinicians. (3-17-22)
09. Medical Supervision Plan. The medical supervision of licensed EMS personnel must be provided in accordance with a documented medical supervision plan. The hospital supervising physician or medical clinic supervising physician is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing the medical supervision plan, and must submit the plan(s) within thirty (30) days of request by the Commission or the EMS Bureau. (3-17-22)
