Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R426 - Population Health, Emergency Medical Services
Rule R426-4 - Operations
Section R426-4-600 - Pilot Projects
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A person who proposes to undertake a research or study project which requires waiver of any rule shall have a project director who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in Utah, and shall submit a written proposal to the Department for presentation to the EMS Committee for recommendation.
(2) The proposal shall include the following:
(3) If the pilot project requires the use of additional skills, a description of the skills to be utilized by the field EMS licensed personnel and provision for training and supervising the field EMS licensed personnel who are to utilize these skills, including the names of the field EMS licensed personnel.
(4) The name and signature of the project director attesting to his or her support and approval of the project proposal.
(5) If the pilot project involves human subjects' research, the applicant shall also obtain Department Institutional Review Board approval.
(6) The Department or Committee, as appropriate, may require the applicant to meet additional conditions as it considers necessary or helpful to the success of the project, integrity of the EMS system, and safety to the public.
(7) The Department or Committee, as appropriate, may initially grant project approval for one year. The Department or Committee, as appropriate, may grant approval for continuation beyond the initial year based on the achievement and satisfactory progress as evidenced in written progress reports to be submitted to the Department at least 90 days prior to the end of the approved period. A pilot project may not exceed three years.
(8) The Department or Committee, as appropriate, may only waive a rule if:
(9) Approval of a project allows the field EMS licensed personnel listed in the proposal to exercise the specified skills of the participants in the project. The project director shall submit the names of field EMS licensed personnel not initially approved to the Department.
(10) The Department or Committee, as appropriate, may rescind approval for the project at any time if:
(11) The Department or Committee, as appropriate, shall allow the licensed or designated EMS provider involved in the study to appear before the Department or Committee, as appropriate, to explain and express its views before determining to rescind the waiver for the project.
(12) At least six months prior to the planned completion of the project, the medical director shall submit to the Department a report with the preliminary findings of the project and any recommendations for change in the project requirements.