Section R. 325.22126 - Life support agency; medical control; disciplinary actionRule 126.
(1) A medical control authority may exercise disciplinary action against a life support agency or its emergency medical services personnel that may result in the life support agency, or its personnel not being allowed to provide prehospital emergency care. The basis for these actions must be for noncompliance with protocols established by the medical control authority and approved by the department. Disciplinary action may include the suspension, limitation, or removal of medical control for the life support agency of a medical control authority providing medical control, from an individual providing emergency medical services care, or any other action authorized by the code.(2) If a suspension or removal of medical control for a life support agency or individual occurs, the life support agency or individual shall not operate or practice in that medical control authority region until medical control is restored by the medical control authority.(3) If a suspension or removal of medical control for a life support agency or individual occurs, the life support agency or individual may appeal the decision to the medical control authority. After appeals to the medical control authority have been exhausted, the life support agency or individual may appeal the medical control authority's decision to the statewide emergency medical services coordination committee. An appeal to the emergency medical services coordination committee must be filed with the department in writing not more than 30 calendar days following notification to the agency or individual of the final determination of the medical control authority.(4) The emergency medical services coordination committee shall review the appeal of a life support agency or individual and make a recommendation to the department. The department shall consider the emergency medical services coordination committee recommendation and conduct its own review of the appeal. If the department determines that licensure action is required, the department shall provide a hearing in accordance with the code and chapter 4 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 369, MCL 24.271 to 24.288.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.22126
2004 AACS; 2023 MR 10, Eff. 5/26/2023