N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-10.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:41-10.4 - Medical director

(a) Each specialty care transport 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 a specialty care transport service shall be as follows:

1. Physician status or possession of a valid license as a physician by any state's board of medical examiners or equivalent physician licensing agency;

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

3. Experience in the provision of emergency and/or critical care; and

4. Knowledge of the scope of care, capabilities and limitations of specialty care transport services.

(c) Physicians who are board certified in emergency medicine or critical care need not 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 specialty care transport 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 specialty care transport 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 specialty care transport 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.

(g) The medical director may be employed by the provider either directly or contracted from an agency.

(h) The medical director shall oversee the development and implementation of patient care transfer protocols to be utilized by nursing personnel.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-10.4