Section 100405 - [Operative until 1/1/2025] EMS Authority(a) The EMS Authority shall: (1) Develop and implement, in cooperation with other EMS system participants, a state-wide written EMS QI program, as defined in Section 100400 of the Chapter. Such programs shall include indicators, as defined in Section III and Appendix E of the Emergency Medical Services System Quality Improvement Program Model Guidelines, which address, but are not limited to, the following: (B) Equipment and Supplies(D) Clinical Care and Patient Outcome(E) Skills Maintenance/Competency(F) Transportation/Facilities(G) Public Education and Prevention(2) Review state EMS QI Program annually for appropriateness to the state and revise as needed.(3) Develop, in cooperation with appropriate personnel/agencies, a performance improvement action plan when the EMS QI Program identifies a need for improvement. If the area identified as needing improvement includes clinical issues, collaboration is required with the EMS Authority medical consultant.(4) Provide the local EMS Agencies with an annual update on the EMS Authority's EMS QI Program. The update shall include, but not be limited to, a summary of how the EMS Authority's EMS QI Program addressed the state indicators.(b) The EMS Authority EMS QI Program shall be in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services System Quality Improvement Program Model Guidelines (Rev. 3/04), incorporated herein by reference. This is a model program which will develop over time and is to be tailored to the individual organization's quality improvement needs and is to be based on available resources for the EMS QI program.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 100405
1. New article 5 (section 100405) and section filed 9-10-2004; operative 10-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37). Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.103, 1797.107, 1797.174 and 1797.176, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1797.54 and 1797.174, Health and Safety Code.
1. New article 5 (section 100405) and section filed 9-10-2004; operative 10-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37).The amended version of this section by Register 2024, No. 38, effective 1/1/2025 is not yet available.