N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-11.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:41-11.4 - Medical director

(a) Each air medical service shall have a medical director who shall be responsible for all medical matters that affect that service, its personnel and its vehicles.

(b) The qualifications necessary to serve as the medical director of an air medical service shall be as follows:

1. Physician status;

2. Successful completion of the Advanced Trauma Life Support course to the standards of the American College of Surgeons;

3. Possession of CPR and ACLS certifications, and either PALS or APLS certification; and

4. Experience in the provision of emergency care.

(c) Physicians who are board certified in emergency medicine need not have completed the course in Advanced Trauma Life Support or possess certification in ACLS, PALS or APLS.

(d) The medical director shall oversee the general medical direction provided to the ALS crewmembers by medical command physicians. The medical director shall be responsible for overseeing the quality control activities of the air medical service as required by this chapter, as well as overseeing both medical control and medical command activities.

(e) The medical director shall be responsible for determining the competency of all crewmembers that are performing under the air medical service's authority.

1. The medical director shall maintain reports attesting to each crewmember's competency in the crewmember's personnel file. These reports shall be made available to Department staff upon demand.

(f) A representative of the air medical service shall notify the Department, in writing, of any change of medical director within 14 calendar days after the change, verifying that the designated person meets the requirements for a medical director as defined in this subchapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-11.4