Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.22111

Current through Vol. 24-10, June 15, 2024

Section R. 325.22111 - Life support agencies; general provisions

Rule 111.

(1) A life support agency shall not operate unless it is licensed by the department and operates under the direction of a medical control authority in accordance with department-approved protocols. A life support agency shall not operate at a level that exceeds its license or violates approved medical control authority protocols, unless otherwise allowed by part 209 of the code, MCL 333.20901 to 333.20979.

(2) A life support agency license shall do both the following:

(a) Communicate approved protocols to appropriate emergency medical services personnel.

(b) Provide emergency medical services in accordance with protocols established by the medical control authority and approved by the department.

(3) A life support agency application shall not be approved by the department unless signed by the medical director of each medical control authority responsible for the service area of the life support agency in accordance with R 325.22205(2). The medical director's signature serves as confirmation that the medical control authority intends to provide medical control to the life support agency.

(4) A life support agency, except an aircraft transport operation, shall provide at least 1 life support vehicle for response to requests for emergency assistance on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week basis in accordance with its licensure level and medical control authority protocols.

(5) All life support agencies shall have a mutual aid agreement with another life support agency to ensure a response within the bounds of its service area.

(6) If no other life support agency is licensed in the medical control authority that meets this criteria, a mutual aid agreement may be entered into with a life support agency in an adjacent medical control authority. This does not preclude a life support agency from entering into additional mutual aid agreements with other life support agencies that are at a level of licensure that is less than their level of licensure.

(7) A life support agency shall notify the jurisdictional medical control authority of any of the following:

(a) Any investigations, disciplinary actions, or exclusions against the life support agency with the potential to impact service delivery.

(b) Action taken by an agency against emergency medical services personnel based on a violation of section 20958 of the code, MCL 333.20958.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.22111

2004 AACS; 2023 MR 10, Eff. 5/26/2023