A CEMS provider shall have a minimum of one medical director who meets all of the qualifications under sub. (1) and has all the responsibilities under sub. (2).

1. (1) Qualifications. Except as provided by sub. (3), a community emergency medical services medical director shall have all of the following:

   1. (a) Current licensure as a physician.
   2. (b) Familiarity or experience with emergency medical services and practitioners.
   3. (c) Any additional requirements as prescribed by the department.

2. (2) Responsibilities. The CEMS medical director or medical direction team shall:

   1. (a) Develop, review and approve in writing all patient care protocols that will be used by community emergency medical services practitioners delivering patient care under the operational plan.
   2. (b) Ensure that physicians providing online medical consultation do so in a manner consistent with department-approved patient care protocols and guidelines.
   3. (c) Establish, participate in, and ensure a continual quality improvement program as part of a patient care improvement process specific to the community emergency medical services.
   4. (d) Approve, limit, suspend or revoke credentials as provided under s. DHS 110.53.
   5. (e) Maintain liaison with the medical community, including hospitals, emergency departments, urgent care clinics, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
   6. (f) Work with regional, state and local authorities to ensure that standards, needs and requirements are met.
   7. (g) Maintain current knowledge and skills appropriate for a community emergency medical services medical director/team through continuing education.
   8. (h) Approve, direct, and assist in providing training activities that assure community emergency medical services practitioners are competent to provide safe and efficient patient care, based on the department approved patient care protocols/guidelines.
3. (3) Medical direction teams. A medical direction team may be used in lieu of a medical director so long as one member of the team meets the qualifications and responsibilities described under sub. (1) and (2). If the CEMS provider using a medical direction team is also licensed to provide other EMS education or patient services, a CEMS medical direction team shall include the EMS service medical director.

History

History: CR 20-028: cr. Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.