Ch. 201

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

1. HAS COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
COURSE OR ITS EQUIVALENT AS DETERMINED BY THE EMS BOARD;

2. IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES BY ANY STATE ADJOINING THIS STATE;

3. IS CALLED ON BY A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY PROVIDING
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO RENDER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN
THIS STATE OR TO TRANSPORT EMERGENCY PATIENTS FROM THE ADJOINING
STATE TO A HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN THIS STATE;

4. IS PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF THE LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO THE INDIVIDUAL BY THE
OTHER STATE; AND

5. IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICE IN THIS STATE OR IS NOT ENGAGED IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES IN THIS STATE ON A REGULAR BASIS;

(II) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ENROLLED IN AN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER TRAINING PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE STANDARDS
SET BY THE EMS BOARD IN THE COURSE OF THAT TRAINING;

(III) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT ENGAGED IN PROVIDING
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ON A REGULAR BASIS WHO PROVIDES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE SCENE OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY IN
RARE INSTANCES;

(IV) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER FIRE OR
RESCUE COMPANY AND SOLELY ENGAGED IN DRIVING THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE;

(V) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ASSISTS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES PROVIDER BUT DOES NOT DIRECTLY PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES; OR

(VI) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID
TRAINING OR ITS EQUIVALENT AND WHO PROVIDES SERVICES WITHIN THE SCOPE
OF THAT TRAINING, DOES NOT RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CALLS, AND DOES NOT
TRANSPORT PATIENTS.

(3) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF AN INDIVIDUAL
TO PRACTICE A HEALTH OCCUPATION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS AUTHORIZED TO
PRACTICE UNDER THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE

(C) (1) TO APPLY FOR A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE, AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL

(I) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ON THE FORM THAT THE EMS BOARD

REQUIRES; AND

(JJ) PAY TO THE EMS BOARD ANY APPLICATION FEE SET BY THE
EMS BOARD UNDER SUBSECTION (K)(L) OF THIS SECTION.

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