1. A. Base Station Medical Director. The Base Station Medical Director shall be a licensed Maryland physician authorized to provide online medical direction who has been appointed by the hospital pursuant to a written job description.
2. B. Base Station Coordinator. The Base Station Coordinator shall be a licensed Maryland registered nurse authorized to participate in online medical direction who has been appointed by the hospital pursuant to a written job description.

3. C. Physician Authorized to Provide Online Medical Direction. A physician authorized to provide online medical direction shall:

   1. (1) Be licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine in Maryland;
   2. (2) Be Board certified or Board eligible in a specialty approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties appropriate for a base station;
   3. (3) Have successfully completed a MIEMSS-approved base station course with a minimum score of 80 percent; and
   4. (4) Annually complete a Maryland Medical Protocols for Emergency Medical Services Providers update by July 1 of each year.

4. D. A licensed registered nurse, a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner authorized to participate in online medical direction at a base station under the direct supervision of a licensed physician shall:

   1. (1) Be licensed as a registered nurse, a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner in Maryland;
   2. (2) Have successfully completed a MIEMSS-approved base station course with a minimum score of 80 percent; and
   3. (3) Annually complete a Maryland Medical Protocols for Emergency Medical Services Providers update by July 1 of each year.

5. E. A physician resident or fellow authorized to participate in online medical direction at a base station under the direct supervision of a licensed physician authorized to provide medical direction shall:

   1. (1) Be a licensed Maryland physician;
   2. (2) Have successfully completed a MIEMSS-approved base station course with a minimum score of 80 percent; and
   3. (3) Annually complete a Maryland Medical Protocols for Emergency Medical Services Providers update by July 1 of each year.

Authority: Education Article, §§13-509, 13-510, and 13-516, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 15, 1999 (26:24 Md. R. 1859)

Regulation .02A amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 931)

Regulation .03A amended effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1946)

Regulation .05 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 931)

Regulation .07B amended effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1946)

Regulation .08 amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 931)

Regulation .09A amended effective July 1, 2002 (29:12 Md. R. 931)

Chapter revised effective October 10, 2016 (43:20 Md. R. 1110)

Regulation .01B amended effective March 8, 2021 (48:5 Md. R. 218)

Regulation .02E amended effective March 8, 2021 (48:5 Md. R. 218)

Regulation .02E-1 adopted effective March 8, 2021 (48:5 Md. R. 218)

Regulation 04-1 adopted effective February 5, 2024 (51:2 Md. R. 77)