Section R. 325.22216 - Medical control authority; interface with public safety agencies; authority for management of patientRule 216. A medical control authority shall establish protocols that do all the following:
(a) Clarify that the authority for the management of a patient in an emergency is vested in the licensed health professional or licensed emergency medical services personnel at the scene of the emergency who has the most training specific to the provision of emergency medical care.(b) Identify that when a life support agency is present at the scene of an emergency, authority for the management of an emergency patient in an emergency is vested in the physician responsible for medical control, until that physician relinquishes management of the patient to a licensed physician at the scene of an emergency.(c) Specify that the appropriate public safety agency shall manage the scene of an emergency.(d) Specify that if an emergency is declared, the declaration that an emergency no longer exists may be made only by an individual licensed under the code or a health professional licensed under the code who has training specific to the provision of emergency medical services in accordance with department-approved protocols.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.22216
2004 AACS; 2023 MR 10, Eff. 5/26/2023