§ 1029.1. General provisions.
(a) Certification and registration required. To operate as a medical command facility, a medical unit shall be certified and currently registered as a medical command facility.
(b) Certification requirements.
(1) The Department will certify as a medical command facility a facility that was recognized by the Department as a medical command facility immediately prior to October 12, 2013.
(2) The Department will certify other applicants for certification as a medical command facility if the Department is satisfied that the applicant has met the following requirements:
(i) It is a distinct medical unit operated by a hospital or consortium of hospitals.
(ii) It has the equipment and personnel needed to provide medical command to and control over EMS providers.
(iii) It employs a medical command facility medical director.
(iv) It has adopted policies and procedures to ensure that a medical command physician is available to provide medical command at all times.
(v) It satisfies the communications, recordkeeping and other requirements imposed under this chapter.
(c) Certification application. An application for certification as a medical command facility shall be submitted on a form or through an electronic process, as prescribed by the Department, to the regional EMS council exercising responsibility for the EMS region in which the applicant is located. The application form shall solicit information to enable the Department to determine whether the applicant has satisfied the certification requirements under subsection (b).
(d) Triennial registration. A medical command facility’s certification is deemed registered when the certification is issued. Except for a medical command facility certified under subsection (b)(1), a medical command facility’s registration of its certification is valid for 3 years. The initial registration of the certification of a medical command facility certified under subsection (b)(1) based upon its prior recognition as a medical command facility will expire when its recognition as a medical command facility would have expired under the Emergency Medical Services Act (35 P. S. § § 6921—6938) (repealed by the act of August 18, 2009 (P. L. 308, No. 37)).
(e) Registration application. A medical command facility shall submit an application for registration of its certification on a form or through an electronic process, as prescribed by the Department, between 60 and 90 days before its current registration expires to the regional EMS council exercising responsibility for the EMS region in which the applicant is located. The application form shall solicit information to enable the Department to determine whether the applicant continues to satisfy the certification requirements under subsection (b)(2).
Cross References This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 1029.2 (relating to operational requirements); and 28 Pa. Code § 1031.11 (relating to discipline of medical command facilities).
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