PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                            H.B. 440

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 5-309

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article - Health Occupations

Section 14-303 and 14-305

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

13-510.

In accordance with the Emergency Medical System plan and other relevant policies
adopted by the EMS Board, the Executive 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 OR
LICENSURE;

(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 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;

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