WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 592

(D)     "BOARD OF REGENTS" MEANS THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SYSTEM.

(E)      "CENTER" MEANS THE R. R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER.

(F)      "EMS BOARD" MEANS THE STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
BOARD.

(G)     "INSTITUTE" MEANS THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS.

(H) "MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION" MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION.

(I) STUDY CENTER" MEANS THE CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS. JR. NATIONAL STUDY
CENTER FOR TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS.

(I) (J) "UNIVERSITY" MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT
BALTIMORE.

13-1D-02.

IT IS HEREBY FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT:

(1)      THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAS BEEN A NATIONAL PIONEER IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES;

(2)      THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM HAS SERVED THE CITIZENS OF
MARYLAND WELL FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES BY REDUCING MORBIDITY AND
MORTALITY FOR THOUSANDS OF SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS;

(3)      THE SUCCESS OF MARYLAND'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM IS
DUE LARGELY TO THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF MANY INDIVIDUALS,
PARTICULARLY THE THOUSANDS OF CAREER AND VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS,
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AND RESCUE SQUADMEN; SQUAD PERSONNEL;

(4)      THE CITIZENS OF MARYLAND ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIGHLY
TRAINED CAREER AND VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIANS, AND RESCUE SQUADMEN SQUAD PERSONNEL PROVIDING
LIFE-SUSTAINING SERVICES IN THE FIELD TO ILL AND INJURED PERSONS;

(5)      THE NUMBERS OF VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS, EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. AND RESCUE SQUADMEN SQUAD PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN
DECLINING BUT ARE AN ESSENTIAL AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE STATE'S
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEIR ROLE IS
PRESERVED;

(3) (6) THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM IS A LARGE AND
COMPLEX ENTITY INVOLVING NUMEROUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS AND
REQUIRING CLOSE COORDINATION TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY AND IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF ALL MARYLANDERS;

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