Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 9808 – Role of county governments
(a) Each county shall participate in the operation and funding of the statewide paramedic services program, and shall provide the Office with all necessary information requested by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services in the time frames and in the format prescribed.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 9808
- Administrator: shall mean the program chief of the paramedic services responsible for advanced life support and the administration of the Delaware Paramedic Services Act;
(2) "Advanced life support" (ALS) shall have the same definition as is set forth in Chapter 97 of this title;
(3) "Basic life support" (BLS) shall have the same definition as is set forth in Chapter 97 of this title;
(4) "Board" shall mean the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline;
(5) "Certification" means original certification as a paramedic by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 9802
- Certification: means original certification as a paramedic by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 9802
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: shall mean the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services;
(11) "Emergency medical services (EMS) provider" shall mean individual providers certified by the Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission or the Office of EMS, or emergency medical dispatchers certified by the National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 9802
- Director: means the Director of the Division of Public Health, or such persons as may be designated by the Director. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
- Office: shall mean the Office of Emergency Medical Services, of the Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Social Services;
(18) "Paramedic staff hour" shall mean 1 full hour of a paramedic on duty. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 9802
- Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services or such persons as may be designated by the Secretary. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Any paramedic employed by a county or its subcontractor must be certified by the Administrator and the State Paramedic Medical Director in accordance with the standards of the Board. Direct initial training costs shall be paid partially at state expense, based on the results of an annual needs assessment conducted by the Office.
(c) The counties shall be bound by the rules, regulations, requirements and procedures established pursuant to this chapter.
(d) The authority to select, discipline and terminate a paramedic or any administrative staff authorized as a shared expense shall reside with the county or its subcontractor, except that suspension or revocation of a paramedic certification for reasons covered by § 9811 of this title shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter.
(e) A county may choose to operate its own paramedic service using regular county employees entirely, or it may contract portions of its service to other governmental entities.
(f) If a county elects in the design of its paramedic service to exceed the training standards, minimum number of paramedic staff hours, or otherwise exceed the requirements established in accordance with this chapter, the county shall be 100% liable for any additional cost. At a minimum, a county shall deploy the number of paramedics and paramedic units determined to be necessary to meet the operational requirements of this chapter.
67 Del. Laws, c. 152, § ?6; 71 Del. Laws, c. 300, § ?5; 72 Del. Laws, c. 137, §§ ?29, 31; 77 Del. Laws, c. 84, § ?178; 78 Del. Laws, c. 310, § ?4;