Delaware § 9805 Paramedic Administrator

Delaware Statutes

§ 9805 — Paramedic Administrator

Delaware § 9805

Title16

PartParamedic and Other Emergency Medical Service Systems

Ch. 98PARAMEDIC SERVICES

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 16, § 9805 (2026).

Text

The Paramedic Administrator shall be employed within the Office of Emergency Medical Services responsible directly to the Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services. The Paramedic Administrator shall be a state employee within the Merit System and shall be responsible for the following:

(1)Hiring sufficient personnel to provide staff and clerical support for the office;

(2)Verifying certification from the Board for each paramedic employed by a county or its subcontractor;

(3)Administering and coordinating all activities of the program including periodic inspections;

(4)Developing appropriate uniforms as required;

(5)Developing and negotiating contracts with county paramedic services;

(6)Developing annual budgets;

(7)Procuring the necessary equipment to carry out the

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The Paramedic Administrator shall be employed within the Office of Emergency Medical Services responsible directly to the Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services. The Paramedic Administrator shall be a state employee within the Merit System and shall be responsible for the following:

(1) Hiring sufficient personnel to provide staff and clerical support for the office;

(2) Verifying certification from the Board for each paramedic employed by a county or its subcontractor;

(3) Administering and coordinating all activities of the program including periodic inspections;

(4) Developing appropriate uniforms as required;

(5) Developing and negotiating contracts with county paramedic services;

(6) Developing annual budgets;

(7) Procuring the necessary equipment to carry out the requirements of this legislation and following the current state bidding and procurement policies for equipment; i.e., vehicles, communication equipment, medical equipment and uniforms as required;

(8) Developing rules governing the operation of programs that provide paramedical instruction to ensure compliance with the ALS Standards of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline.

(9) Providing reports of activities as required by the Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services;

(10) Monitoring paramedic staff hours in each county; and

(11) Having the authority to suspend a paramedic from patient treatment or to permit limited practice for the duration of an investigation of the paramedic by the Division of Professional Regulation.

Legislative History

67 Del. Laws, c. 152, § 6 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 192, §§ 5, 6 ; 71 Del. Laws, c. 300, § 3 ; 72 Del. Laws, c. 137, § 17 ; 73 Del. Laws, c. 368, § 2 ; 77 Del. Laws, c. 319, § 1