Ch. 592

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(13) Implement all programmatic, operational, and administrative
components of the Institute.

(d)     The Director may adopt rules and regulations that assure that helicopters
transporting patients between hospitals or to or from specialty centers notify the systems
communication center of the State emergency medical communications system.

(e)     Each State agency and department shall corporate with the Director in
implementing the State emergency medical services system.

(f)      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 B 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.]

13-103.2.

(a) (1) (I) IN THIS SECTION, "INSTITUTE" MEANS THE MARYLAND
INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS;

(a) (1) (II) The University of Maryland at Baltimore, as part of its normal
budget submission to the Governor, shall provide a separate request for the [Emergency
Medical Services Field Operations] MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS;

(2) The request shall be submitted as [recommended for the Emergency
Medical Services Field Operations by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical
Services Systems] APPROVED BY THE STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBTITLE 1D OF THIS TITLE.

(b) (1) Funding for the Emergency Medical Services Field Operations OF THE
INSTITUTE shall be from:

(i) The surcharge imposed under Section 13-954 of the
Transportation Article;

(ii) General funds; and

(iii) Funds from any other source.

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