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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

(5)    COORDINATE PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION THAT RELATE TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES;

(6)    COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CENTERS FOR
TREATING EMERGENCY INJURIES AND ILLNESSES;

(7)    COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALTY
REFERRAL CENTERS FOR RESUSCITATION, TREATMENT, AND
REHABILITATION OF THE CRITICALLY ILL AND INJURED;

(8)   WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
AGENCIES, HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS AND UNIVERSITIES INVOLVED
WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND THE MEDICAL
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT GROUP;

(9)    ADMINISTER STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS FOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THIS STATE;

(10)   WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MARYLAND FIRE AND
RESCUE INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BASIC TRAINING
FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS;

(11)      ASSURE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR EMERGENCY, CRITICALLY ILL, AND INJURED
PATIENTS BY SUPPORTING THE GOALS OF PAID AND VOLUNTEER
SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THIS STATE; AND

(12)    REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT BALTIMORE.

(D) COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES.

EACH STATE AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT SHALL COOPERATE WITH
THE DIRECTOR IN IMPLEMENTING THE STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES SYSTEM.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77A, §§ 27AM, 27AO, and 27AP.

The only changes are in style.

Present Art. 77A, §27AN, which provides for
transfer to the institute on July 1, 1977 of
certain units of both the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene and the University of Maryland
is deleted as obsolete, since the transfer has
occurred.

As to the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, see
Art. 38A, §§ 59 through 65 of the Code.

13-1-11.

(A) ESTABLISHED.

THERE IS A MARYLAND FIRE AND RESCUE INSTITUTE IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.