Title
Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a First Response Paramedic Service Provider Agreement between the County of Monterey and the City of Monterey for the provision of first response paramedic services in the County of Monterey for a three-year term from the date of execution.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a First Response Paramedic Service Provider Agreement between the County of Monterey and the City of Monterey for the provision of first response paramedic services in the County of Monterey for a three-year term from the date of execution.
SUMMARY:
The Health Department seeks authorization to execute a First Response Paramedic Service Provider Agreement with the City of Monterey for the provision of first response paramedic services in the County of Monterey.
DISCUSSION:
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency is designated under California law by Monterey County as the local Emergency Medical Services Agency responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating the local EMS system throughout Monterey County. Under California law, no person or organization may provide “advanced life support,” also known as “paramedic services,” unless that person or organization is an authorized part of the emergency medical service system of the local EMS agency.
Accordingly, under California law, a paramedic service provider must have a written agreement with the local EMS agency to participate in the EMS system and to comply with all applicable state regulations and local policies and procedures, including participation in the local EMS agency’s Continuous Quality Improvement (“CQI”) program.
This work is not directly in support of a Health Department strategic goal. It is in support of one or more of the ten essential public health services, specifically: 7) Link people to needed p...
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