CA EMS Seeks Input

[AnthonyM83]

So, usually when a state department (such as CHP or EMS Authority) comes up with regulations that will act as laws, they post it for the public to see and give input.

Here's a link to California EMS Authority's proposal for disciplinary action. It gives a legal minimum, maximum, and a recommendation. You get "time served" if your employer has given you the same discipline.

http://www.emsa.ca.gov/brkissue/EMTMDOComnt.asp

Mainly refer to the first link and Appendix C which is the "Cliff's Notes" version

You have until January 11, 2008 to email adam.morrill@emsa.ca.gov with comments. This stuff will become the LAW that you'll be following.

Here's an email of some of the pending disciplinary problems being handled:

http://www.emsa.ca.gov/def_comm/2007120511.asp

For reference, a PC 290 Offense, is any that leads to you having to register yearly with your local PD as a sex offender, public record. "Division 2.5" is the part of CA law that deals with EMS programs/setup http://www.emsa.ca.gov/Legislation/division25.pdf

This is your chance to participate in your state EMS!!! That stuff we've been talking about, here it is!

[VentMedic]

Will these rules and laws be the responsibility of the state or each individual county for the "oversight" again? In other words will it be left up to Bubba county to decide if any of these new rules and regs will actually get carried out as it has been in the past? Just curious since the state of CA gave each county the authority to carry out whatever to whoever whenever if ever. If so, isn't that what got them into the mess that now requires all of this "new and revised" stuff?