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2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 68
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(3) Any regulations of the EMS Board relating to the practice of nursing
shall be adopted in collaboration with the Board of Nursing.
(e) (1) (i) There is a provider review panel to the EMS Board.
(ii)- The provider review panel shall be appointed by the EMS
Board.
(2) The provider review panel consists of 13 members, 11 voting
members appointed by the EMS Board and two nonvoting members.
(3) Eight of the appointed members shall be licensed or certified
emergency medical service providers who are actively providing emergency medical
services at the time of their appointment. Three shall be members of a governmental
fire, rescue, or emergency medical services company, three shall be members of a
volunteer fire, rescue, or emergency medical services company, one shall be an
employee of a commercial ambulance service, and one shall be an emergency medical
dispatcher. In appointing the provider representatives of the provider review panel,
the Board shall give consideration to providing for reasonable representation from
throughout the State.
(4) One of the appointed members shall be a physician appointed by the
Board of Physicians.
(5) One of the appointed members shall be a medical director with
emergency medical services experience.
(6) One of the appointed members shall be a representative of the
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland who has emergency medical
services experience.
(7) The Executive Director of the Institute and the State EMS Medical
Director shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members.
(8) The panel shall elect a chairman from among its members.
(9) The EMS Board shall adopt regulations for the selection,
appointment, and terms of the members of the panel, including providing for the
staggering of terms.
(10) (i) The provider review panel shall review patient care and other
allegations of misconduct against emergency medical services providers and provide
recommendations to the EMS Board for further action as necessary.
(ii) The provider review panel shall perform any other duty or
function that the EMS Board requires.
(f) Subject to the rules, regulations, protocols, orders, and standards of the
EMS Board and subject to medical direction, while providing emergency medical
services:
(1) A cardiac rescue technician, [an emergency medical technician-A,]
an emergency medical technician-B, or an emergency medical technician-P may:
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