HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(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)  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS
SECTION [Report] REPORT directly to the chancellor of the
University of Maryland at Baltimore; AND

(13)   IMPLEMENT ALL PROGRAMMATIC, OPERATIONAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENTS OF THE INSTITUTE.

(d) Each State agency and department shall cooperate with
the director in implementing the State emergency medical services
system.

(E) THE PATIENT CARE SERVICE, WHICH IS THE CLINICAL
COMPONENT OF THE INSTITUTE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION AS SPECIFIED IN
SUBTITLE 1B OF THIS TITLE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF
THE FOREGOING, THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE, WITH REGARD TO THE
CLINICAL COMPONENT OF THE INSTITUTE, SHALL:

(1)  REPORT THROUGH THE MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS;

(2)  PROVIDE A MONTHLY REPORT TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS ON THE OVERALL PROGRESS OF PROGRAMS;

(3)  RENDER REPORTS TO APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND

(4)  DEVELOP THE BUDGET AND AFTER APPROVAL OF THE
MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESENT THE
BUDGET THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SUBTITLE 1B. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM

13-1B-01.