Extensive interaction occurs with members of regional and local emergency medical care units. Visits all squads and first response teams to perform inspections. Writes reports documenting results of inspections and recommendations made.
Issues licenses to all qualifying ambulance services, rescue squads, and first responder services.
Responds to complaints in regards to service. Conducts investigations to determine validity of complaints. Makes recommendations to change system to insure against further occurrences of system failure. Provides technical assistance to individual squads and emergency rooms as requested. Develops, implements and monitors a system to perform ongoing evaluation of effectiveness of statewide emergency medical services.