Section 100209 - Jurisdiction of the Medical Director(a) The medical director who issued the certificate, or in the case where the certificate was issued by a non-LEMSA certifying entity, the LEMSA medical director that has jurisdiction in the county in which the headquarters of the certifying entity is located, shall conduct investigations to validate allegations for disciplinary cause when the certificate holder is not an employee of a relevant employer or the relevant employer does not conduct an investigation. Upon determination of disciplinary cause, the medical director may take certification action as necessary against an EMT or Advanced EMT certificate.(b) The medical director may, upon determination of disciplinary cause and according to the provisions of this Chapter, take certification action against an EMT or Advanced EMT to deny, suspend, or revoke, or place a certificate holder on probation, upon the findings by the medical director of the occurrence of any of the actions listed in Health and Safety Code, Section 1798.200(c) and for which any of the following conditions are true: (1) The relevant employer, after conducting an investigation, failed to impose discipline for the conduct under investigation, or the medical director makes a determination that discipline imposed by the relevant employer was not in accordance with the MDOs and the conduct of the certificate holder constitutes grounds for certification action.(2) The medical director determines, following an investigation conducted in accordance with this Chapter, that the conduct requires certification action.(c) The medical director, after consultation with the relevant employer or without consultation when no relevant employer exists, may temporarily suspend, prior to a hearing, an EMT or Advanced EMT certificate upon a determination of the following: (1) The certificate holder has engaged in acts or omissions that constitute grounds for revocation of the EMT or Advanced EMT certificate; and(2) Permitting the certificate holder to continue to engage in certified activity without restriction poses an imminent threat to the public health and safety.(d) If the medical director takes any certification action the medical director shall notify the Authority of the findings of the investigation and the certification action taken by entering the information into the Central Registry by the LEMSA taking certification action.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 100209
1. New section filed 5-3-88; operative 6-2-88 (Register 88, No. 19).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former section 100209 to section 100204 and renumbering of former section 100217 to section 100209, including amendment of section and NOTE and new appendix I, filed 2-2-2000; operative 3-3-2000 (Register 2000, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) and amending Form EMSA-CRI filed 2-20-2002 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2002, No. 8).
4. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 21).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (d) and removing of EMSA-CRI form filed 11-2-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 45). Note: Authority cited: Sections 1797.107, 1797.176, 1797.184 and 1798.204, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1797.61, 1797.62, 1797.90, 1797.117, 1797.118, 1797.202, 1797.216, 1797.217, 1797.220, 1798, 1798.200 and 1798.204, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 5-3-88; operative 6-2-88 (Register 88, No. 19).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former section 100209 to section 100204 and renumbering of former section 100217 to section 100209, including amendment of section and Noteand new appendix I,filed 2-2-2000; operative 3-3-2000 (Register 2000, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) and amending Form EMSA-CRI filed 2-20-2002 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2002, No. 8).
4. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 5-18-2010; operative 6-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 21).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (d) and removing of EMSA-CRI form filed 11-2-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 45).