Title
Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Paramedic Service Provider Agreement between the County of Monterey and the City of Monterey modifying Section 3.2 of the Agreement.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Paramedic Service Provider Agreement between the County of Monterey and the City of Monterey modifying Section 3.2 of the Agreement.
SUMMARY/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 amendment would authorize City of Monterey paramedics with current Monterey County paramedic accreditation to act in a paramedic capacity while working in other areas of the county when the approved county "Paramedic Provider Authorized Stock (Monterey County EMS System Policy #4010)" equipment arrives at the scene of an emergency incident.
This work is not directly in support of a Health Department strategic goal, but it is in support of one or more of the ten essential public health services, specifically: 7) Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of ...
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