§ 46-86. Medical director.  


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  • There shall be a medical director either employed or contracted by the county to promulgate clinical protocols, provide clinical supervision and provide appropriate quality assurance for daily operations and training pursuant to this article and pursuant to F.S. ch. 401. The medical director shall supervise and assume direct responsibility for the clinical performance of the EMD's, EMTs, and paramedics operating as part of the county emergency medical services system. The term medical director shall be synonymous with county medical director. All county EMS system providers granted a COPCN shall be required to fall under the authority of, and shall abide by, all medical protocols authorized by the county medical director.

(Ord. No. 2003-14, § III, 8-21-03; Ord. No. 2011-20, § II, 7-21-11)