Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part VII - Emergency Medical Services
Subpart A - EMS System
Chapter 1031 - COMPLAINTS, DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, ADJUDICATIONS AND APPEALS
Section 1031.8 - Discipline of medical command physicians and medical command facility medical directors
Universal Citation: 28 PA Code ยง 1031.8
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Grounds for discipline. The Department may discipline or impose corrective measures on a medical command physician or medical command facility medical director for the following reasons:
(1) Violating a responsibility imposed on the
physician by §
1023.2 or §
1023.3 (relating to medical
command physician; and medical command facility medical director).
(2) Without good cause, failing to comply
with an EMS protocol established or approved by the
Department.
(b) Types of discipline authorized. If disciplinary action or corrective action is appropriate under subsection (a), the Department may do one or more of the following:
(1) Deny the
application for certification.
(2)
Issue a public reprimand.
(3)
Revoke, suspend, limit or otherwise restrict or condition the
certification.
(4) Impose a civil
money penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each incident in which the physician
engages in conduct that constitutes a basis for discipline.
(5) Stay enforcement of any suspension,
revocation or other discipline and place the individual on probation with the
right to vacate the probationary order for noncompliance.
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