A. The department shall establish and maintain a program for the improvement and regulation of emergency medical services in the state. The responsibility for implementation and conduct of this program shall be vested in the bureau of emergency medical services.

            B. The bureau shall develop a state plan for the prompt and efficient delivery of adequate emergency medical services to acutely sick and injured individuals.

            C. The bureau shall serve as the primary agency for participation in any federal program involving emergency medical services and may receive and, pursuant to legislative appropriation, disburse available federal funds to implement any service program.

            D. The bureau shall identify all public and private agencies, institutions, and individuals that are or may be engaged in emergency medical services training and set minimum standards for course approval, instruction, and examination. Public safety telecommunicators shall at a minimum successfully complete the telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation training required by La. Rev. Stat. 40:1133.16.

            E. The department shall promulgate and enforce such rules, regulations, and minimum standards as needed to carry out the provisions of this Section.

            Added by Acts 1977, No. 502, §1, eff. July 13, 1977. Amended by Acts 1997, No. 913, §2; Acts 2012, No. 789, §2, eff. June 13, 2012; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 40:1231.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 578, §1.