California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 9 - Prehospital Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4 - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic › Article 9 - Discipline and Reinstatement of License › Section 100173 - Proceedings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any proceedings by
				  the Authority to deny, suspend or revoke the license of a paramedic or place any
				  paramedic license holder on probation pursuant to Section
				  1798.200
				  of the Health and Safety Code, or impose an administrative fine pursuant to Section
				  1798.210
				  of the Health and Safety Code, shall be conducted in accordance with this article
				  and pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code,
				  Section
				  11500 et
				  seq.
(b) Before any disciplinary
				  proceedings are undertaken, the Authority shall evaluate all information submitted
				  to or discovered by the Authority including, but not limited to, a recommendation
				  for suspension or revocation from a medical director of a LEMSA, for evidence of a
				  threat to public health and safety pursuant to Section
				  1798.200
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) The
				  Authority shall use the "EMS Authority Recommended Guidelines for Disciplinary
				  Orders and Conditions of Probation", dated July 26, 2008 and incorporated by
				  reference herein, as the standard in settling disciplinary matters when a paramedic
				  applicant or license holder is found to be in violation of Section
				  1798.200 of Division 2.5 of the Health
				  and Safety Code.
(d) The administrative
				  law judge shall use the "EMS Authority Recommended Guidelines for Disciplinary
				  Orders and Conditions of Probation", dated July 26, 2008, as a guide in making any
				  recommendations to the Authority for discipline of a paramedic applicant or license
				  holder found in violation of Section
				  1798.200 of Division 2.5 of the Health
				  and Safety Code.
1. New article 8
					 and section filed 11-29-93 as an emergency; operative 12-1-93 (Register 93, No. 49).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-30-94 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
					 Certificate of Compliance as to 11-29-93 order transmitted to OAL 3-30-94;
					 disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to 11-29-93 order filed on 5-11-94
					 (Register 94, No. 19).
3. 11-29-93 order including amendment of section
					 refiled 5-12-94 as an emergency; operative 5-12-94 (Register 94, No. 19). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-9-94 or emergency language
					 will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Editorial
					 correction of HISTORY 3 (Register 94, No. 21).
5. Certificate of
					 Compliance as to 5-12-94 order transmitted to OAL 9-9-94 with repealer of subsection
					 (b) and subsection redesignation filed 10-24-94 (Register 94, No. 43).
6.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 100173 to section
					 100178 and renumbering of former
					 section 100168 to section
					 100173, including amendment of section
					 heading and section, filed 3-15-99; operative 4-14-99 (Register 99, No.
					 12).
7. Renumbering of former section
					 100173 to section
					 100167 and renumbering and amendment of
					 former section 100178.1 to section
					 100173 filed 9-10-2004; operative
					 10-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37).
8. Relocation of article 9 heading
					 from preceding section
					 100172 to precede section
					 100173, renumbering of former section
					 100173 to section
					 100174 and renumbering and amendment of
					 former section 100172 to section
					 100173 filed 2-11-2013; operative
					 4-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1797.107,
						1797.176,
						1798.200,
						1798.204
						and
						1798.210,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1797.172,
						1797.174,
						1797.176,
						1797.185,
						1798.200,
						1798.204
						and
						1798.210,
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						11500 et seq., Government
						Code.