Ch. 314                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b)  (1) The head of the Institute is the Director who shall
be appointed by the Board of Regents.

(2) The Institute shall have the staff and funds
provided in the State budget subject to subsection (f) of this
section.

(c)  The Director shall:

(1)  Coordinate a statewide system of emergency
medical services;

(2)  Coordinate the five emergency medical service
regions in this State;

(3)  Coordinate the planning and operation of
emergency medical services with the federal, State, and county
governments;

(4)  Coordinate the training of all personnel in the
emergency medical services system and develop the necessary
standards for their certification;

(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;

(12)  Except as provided in subsection (f) of this
section report directly to the Chancellor of the University of
Maryland at Baltimore; and

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