New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 40A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS-BASICS: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 4 - EMT-BASIC TRAINING AGENCY PERSONNEL
Section 8:40A-4.3 - Program medical advisor
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 8:40A-4.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Each training agency shall have a program medical advisor. The qualifications necessary to serve as the program medical advisor shall be as follows:
1. Physician status;
2. Experience in emergency medicine, and compliance with the requirements for emergency department physicians as set forth at 8:43G-12.3 as amended and supplemented; and
3. Familiarity with basic life support care and services.
(b) The responsibilities of the program medical advisor shall include, but are not limited to:
1. Serving as a program medical advisor regarding the program content, procedures and protocols;
2. Consulting and/or advising the instructional staff in the preparation and presentation of the program;
3. Assisting in recruiting physicians to present materials in class, settling questions of medical protocol and acting as a liaison between the program and the medical community;
4. Serving as a resource to review the quality of care rendered by the EMT-Basic during the clinical and field experiences of the EMT-Basic training program; and
5. Assisting in the review of all written and/or practical skills examinations developed by the program staff as needed.
(c) The program medical advisor shall be available for consultation, as needed.
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