Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R426 - Population Health, Emergency Medical Services
Rule R426-2 - Emergency Medical Services Provider Designations for Pre-Hospital Providers, Critical Incident Stress Management and Quality Assurance Reviews
Section R426-2-300 - Quick Response Provider Minimum Designation Requirements

(i) the name, EMS license number, and license level of personnel;

(ii) operational procedures; and

(iii) a description of how the designated provider proposes to interface with other licensed and designated EMS providers.

(i) develop and implement patient care standards which include written standing orders and triage, treatment, pre-hospital protocols, and pre-arrival instructions to be given by designated emergency medical dispatch centers;

(ii) ensure the qualification of field licensed EMS personnel involved in patient care and dispatch through the provision of ongoing continuing medical education programs and appropriate review and evaluation;

(iii) develop and implement an effective quality improvement program, including medical audit, review, and critique of patient care;

(iv) annually review triage, treatment, and transport protocols and update them as necessary;

(v) suspend from patient care, pending Department review, a field EMS personnel or dispatcher who does not comply with local medical triage, treatment and transport protocols, pre-arrival instruction protocols, or who violates EMS rules, or who the medical director determines is providing emergency medical service in a careless or unsafe manner;

(vi) notify the Department within one business day of any imposed suspensions; and

(vii) attend meetings of the local EMS Council, if one exists, to coordinate operations of local EMS providers;