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CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 1 - Local EMS Agency|Section 1797.227.

1797.227.  (a) An emergency medical care provider shall do both of the following when collecting and submitting data to a local EMS agency:(1) Use an electronic health record system that exports data in a format that is compliant with the current versions of the California Emergency Medical Services Information System (CEMSIS) and the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) standards and includes those data elements that are required by the local EMS agency.(2) Ensure that the electronic health record system can be integrated with the local EMS agency’s data system, so that the local EMS agency may collect data from the provider.(b) A local EMS agency shall not mandate that a provider use a specific electronic health record system to collect and share data with the local EMS agency. (c) This section does not modify or affect a written contract or agreement executed before January 1, 2016, between a local EMS agency and an emergency medical care provider.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 377, Sec. 1. (AB 1129) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.228 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 1 - Local EMS Agency|Section 1797.228.

1797.228.  (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2019, a local EMS agency shall transmit ambulance patient offload time data quarterly to the authority, consistent with the policies and procedures developed pursuant to Section 1797.225.(2) The data must be sufficient for the authority to calculate ambulance patient offload time, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1797.120, by local EMS agency jurisdiction and by each facility in a local EMS agency jurisdiction. (b) Notwithstanding Section 1797.122, the local EMS agency shall ensure that personally identifying patient data is not included in the submission of data to calculate patient offload time.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 656, Sec. 3. (AB 2961) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.229 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 1 - Local EMS Agency|Section 1797.229.

1797.229.  (a) Each local EMS agency and other certifying entities shall annually submit to the authority, by July 1 of each year, data on the approval or denial of EMT-I or EMT-II applicants. The data submitted to the authority shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information with respect to the preceding calendar year:(1) The total number of applicants who applied for initial certification.(2) The total number of applicants with a prior criminal conviction who applied for initial certification.(3) The number of applicants who were denied, the number of applicants who were approved, and the number of applicants who were approved with restrictions.(4) The number of applicants with a prior criminal conviction who were denied, the number of applicants with a prior criminal conviction who were approved, and the number of applicants with a prior criminal conviction who were approved with restrictions.(5) The reason or reasons stated for denying an applicant with a prior criminal conviction, or the reason or reasons stated for approving with restrictions an applicant with a prior criminal conviction.(6) The restrictions imposed on approved applicants with a prior criminal conviction, and the duration of those imposed restrictions.(7) Race, ethnicity, gender, and age demographic data for all applicants who were denied, approved, or approved with restrictions.(b) The authority shall annually report to the commission on the extent to which prior criminal history may be an obstacle to certification as an EMT-I or EMT-II. The authority shall annually submit the same report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, and shall make the report easily accessible on the authority’s Internet Web site.(c) Data submitted to the authority pursuant to subdivision (a) and the reports described in subdivision (b) shall not contain any personal identifying information of the EMT-I or EMT-II applicants.(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and, as of January 1, 2025, is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 342, Sec. 1. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2019. Section inoperative July 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 1 - Local EMS Agency|Section 1797.230.

1797.230.  (a) (1) A county may contract for emergency ambulance services with a fire agency that will provide those services, in whole or in part, through a written subcontract with a private ambulance service.(2) This subdivision is declaratory of existing law regarding a county’s powers and authority to contract for emergency ambulance services.(b) For purposes of this section, “fire agency” means a fire protection district, including a fire protection district that is governed by the county’s board of supervisors, a joint powers agency created for the provision of fire protection services, a city, a special district that provides fire protection services, or a local agency authorized by statute to provide fire protection services.(c) On and after January 1, 2022, a county shall not enter into or renew a contract for emergency ambulance services unless the county board of supervisors has adopted, by ordinance or resolution, a written policy setting forth issues to be considered for inclusion in the county contract for emergency ambulance services, which may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Employment retention requirements for the employees of the incumbent ambulance service.(2) Demonstrated experience serving similar populations and geographic areas.(3) Diversity and equity efforts addressing the unique needs of vulnerable and underserved populations of the service area.(4) Financial requirements, including requiring a private ambulance service provider to show proof of insurance and bonding.(5) A description of the ambulance service provider’s public information and education activities and community involvement.(d) If a county contracts for emergency ambulance services as described in this section, the county contract shall demonstrate how the county contract will provide for the payment of comparable wages and benefits to all ambulance service employees that are generally consistent with those provided to ambulance service employees in the same geographic region. The county contract shall also demonstrate that the staffing levels for ambulance service employees will be comparable to the staffing levels under the county’s previous contract.(e) The requirements of this section are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the county’s board of supervisors.(f) This section shall not supersede Section 1797.201 and shall not alter, modify, abridge, diminish, or enlarge the requirements for creating, establishing, or maintaining an exclusive operating area under Section 1797.224.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 389) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Emergency Medical Services Planning|Section 1797.250.

1797.250.  In each designated EMS area, the local EMS agency may develop and submit a plan to the authority for an emergency medical services system according to the guidelines prescribed pursuant to Section 1797.103.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.252 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Emergency Medical Services Planning|Section 1797.252.

1797.252.  The local EMS agency shall, consistent with such plan, coordinate and otherwise facilitate arrangements necessary to develop the emergency medical services system.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.254 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Emergency Medical Services Planning|Section 1797.254.

1797.254.  Local EMS agencies shall annually submit an emergency medical services plan for the EMS area to the authority, according to EMS Systems, Standards, and Guidelines established by the authority.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 2. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Emergency Medical Services Planning|Section 1797.256.

1797.256.  A local EMS agency may review applications for grants and contracts for federal, state, or private funds concerning emergency medical services or related activities in its EMS area.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.257 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Emergency Medical Services Planning|Section 1797.257.

1797.257.  A local EMS agency which elects to implement a trauma care system on or after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 1798.161 shall develop and submit a plan for that trauma care system to the authority according to the requirements of the regulations prior to the implementation of that system.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1735, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.258 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Emergency Medical Services Planning|Section 1797.258.

1797.258.  After the submission of an initial trauma care system plan, a local EMS agency which has implemented a trauma care system shall annually submit to the authority an updated plan which identifies all changes, if any, to be made in the trauma care system.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1735, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.259 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Emergency Medical Services Planning|Section 1797.259.

1797.259.   A local EMS agency that elects to implement a community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program pursuant to Section 1840 shall develop and, prior to implementation, submit a plan for that program to the authority according to the requirements of Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 1800).(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 1. (AB 1544) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Medical Care Committee|Section 1797.270.

1797.270.  An emergency medical care committee may be established in each county in this state. Nothing in this division should be construed to prevent two or more adjacent counties from establishing a single committee for review of emergency medical care in these counties.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 64, Sec. 7. Effective June 30, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.272 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Medical Care Committee|Section 1797.272.

1797.272.  The county board of supervisors shall prescribe the membership, and appoint the members, of the emergency medical care committee. If two or more adjacent counties establish a single committee, the county boards of supervisors shall jointly prescribe the membership, and appoint the members of the committee.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 35.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.273 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Medical Care Committee|Section 1797.273.

1797.273.  (a) Notwithstanding Sections 1797.270 and 1797.272, if a local EMS agency within the county elects to develop a community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program pursuant to Section 1840, the county board of supervisors, or in the case of a city and county, the mayor, shall establish an emergency medical care committee to advise the local EMS agency on the development of the program and other matters relating to emergency medical services. Where a committee is already established for the purposes described in this article, the county board of supervisors or the mayor, as appropriate, shall ensure that the membership meets or exceeds the requirements of subdivision (b).(b) The board of supervisors or the mayor shall ensure that the membership of the committee includes all of the following members to advise the local EMS agency on the development of the community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination program:(1) One emergency medicine physician and surgeon who is board certified or board eligible practicing at an emergency department within the jurisdiction of the local EMS agency.(2) One registered nurse practicing within the jurisdiction of the local EMS agency.(3) One licensed paramedic practicing within the jurisdiction of the local EMS agency. Whenever possible, the paramedic shall be employed by a public agency.(4) One acute care hospital representative with an emergency department that operates within the jurisdiction of the local EMS agency.(5) Additional advisory members in the fields of public health, social work, hospice, substance use disorder detoxification and recovery, or mental health practicing within the jurisdiction of the local EMS agency with expertise commensurate with the program specialty or specialties described in Sections 1815 and 1819 that the local EMS agency proposes to adopt.(c) The requirements of this section shall apply to any emergency medical care committee established pursuant to this section or Section 1797.270.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 138, Sec. 2. (AB 1544) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.274 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Medical Care Committee|Section 1797.274.

1797.274.  The emergency medical care committee shall, at least annually, review the operations of each of the following:(a)  Ambulance services operating within the county. (b)  Emergency medical care offered within the county, including programs for training large numbers of people in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and lifesaving first aid techniques. (c)  First aid practices in the county. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 35.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1797.276 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 4 - Local Administration|ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Medical Care Committee|Section 1797.276.

1797.276.  Every emergency medical care committee shall, at least annually, report to the authority, and the local EMS agency its observations and recommendations relative to its review of the ambulance services, emergency medical care, and first aid practices, and programs for training people in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and lifesaving first aid techniques, and public participation in such programs in that county. The emergency medical care committee shall submit its observations and recommendations to the county board or boards of supervisors which it serves and shall act in an advisory capacity to the county board or boards of supervisors which it serves, and to the local EMS agency, on all matters relating to emergency medical services as directed by the board or boards of supervisors.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 260, Sec. 5.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - Base Hospitals|Section 1798.100.

1798.100.  In administering the EMS system, the local EMS agency, with the approval of its medical director, may designate and contract with hospitals or other entities approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency pursuant to Section 1798.105 to provide medical direction of prehospital emergency medical care personnel, within its area of jurisdiction, as either base hospitals or alternative base stations, respectively. Hospitals or other entities so designated and contracted with as base hospitals or alternative base stations shall provide medical direction of prehospital emergency medical care provided for the area defined by the local EMS agency in accordance with policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency and approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency pursuant to Sections 1797.220 and 1798.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 10.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - Base Hospitals|Section 1798.101.

1798.101.  (a)  In rural areas, as determined by the authority, where the use of a base hospital having a basic emergency medical service special permit pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1277 is precluded because of geographic or other extenuating circumstances, a local EMS agency, in order to assure medical direction to prehospital emergency medical care personnel, may utilize other hospitals which do not have a basic emergency medical service permit but which have been approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency for utilization as a base hospital, if both of the following apply: (1)  Medical control is maintained in accordance with policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency, with the approval of the medical director of the local EMS agency. (2)  Approval is secured from the authority. (b)  (1)  In rural areas, as determined by the authority, when the use of a hospital having a basic emergency medical service special permit is precluded because of geographic or other extenuating circumstances, as determined by the authority, the medical director of the local EMS agency may authorize another facility which does not have this special permit to receive patients requiring emergency medical services if the facility has adequate staff and equipment to provide these services, as determined by the medical director of the local EMS agency. (2)  A local EMS agency which utilizes in its EMS system any facility which does not have a special permit to receive patients requiring emergency medical care pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit to the authority, as part of the plan required by Section 1797.254, protocols approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency to ensure that the use of that facility is in the best interests of patient care. The protocols addressing patient safety and the use of the nonpermit facility shall take into account, but not be limited to, the following: (A)  The medical staff, and the availability of the staff at various times to care for patients requiring emergency medical services. (B)  The ability of staff to care for the degree and severity of patient injuries. (C)  The equipment and services available at the facility necessary to care for patients requiring emergency medical services and the severity of their injuries. (D)  The availability of more comprehensive emergency medical services and the distance and travel time necessary to make the alternative emergency medical services available. (E)  The time of day and any limitations which may apply for a nonpermit facility to treat patients requiring emergency medical services. (3)  Any change in the status of a nonpermit facility, authorized pursuant to this subdivision to care for patients requiring emergency medical services, with respect to protocols and the facility’s ability to care for the patients shall be reported by the facility to the local EMS agency. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 11.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - Base Hospitals|Section 1798.102.

1798.102.  The base hospital shall supervise prehospital treatment, triage, and transport, advanced life support or limited advanced life support, and monitor personnel program compliance by direct medical supervision.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 17.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - Base Hospitals|Section 1798.104.

1798.104.  The base hospital shall provide, or cause to be provided, EMS prehospital personnel training and continuing education in accordance with local EMS policies and procedures.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1391, Sec. 18.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - Base Hospitals|Section 1798.105.

1798.105.  The medical director of the local EMS agency may approve an alternative base station, as defined in Section 1798.53, to provide medical direction to advanced life support or limited advanced life support personnel for an area of the local EMS system for which no qualified base hospital is available, to provide that medical direction, providing that both the following conditions are met:(a)  Medical control is maintained in accordance with policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency, with the approval of the medical director of the local EMS agency. (b)  Any responsibilities of a base station hospital, including review of run reports or provision of continuing education, which are not assigned to the alternative base station, are assigned to either the local EMS agency, a base hospital for another area of the local EMS system, or a receiving hospital which has been approved by the medical director to, and has agreed to, assume the responsibilities. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1390, Sec. 12.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1798.150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 6 - Facilities|ARTICLE 2 - Critical Care|Section 1798.150.

1798.150.  The authority may establish, in cooperation with affected medical organizations, guidelines for hospital facilities according to critical care capabilities.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)