1. An ambulance, rescue, or first response service in this state, that desires to provide advanced emergency medical care in the prehospital setting, shall apply to the department for authorization to establish a program utilizing certified advanced emergency medical care providers for delivery of the care at the scene of an emergency, during transportation to a hospital, or while in the hospital emergency department, and until care is directly assumed by a physician or by authorized hospital personnel.
2. The department shall approve an application submitted in accordance with subsection 1 when the department is satisfied that the program proposed by the application will be operated in compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
3. The department may deny an application for authorization to establish a program utilizing the services of certified advanced emergency medical care providers, or may place on probation, suspend, or revoke existing authorization if the department finds reason to believe the program has not been or will not be operated in compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, or that there is insufficient assurance of adequate protection for the public. The denial or period of probation, suspension, or revocation shall be effected and may be appealed as provided by section 17A.12.
[C79, 81, § 147A.5]
84 Acts, ch 1287, § 5; 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1144; 89 Acts, ch 89, §8
Referred to in § 147A.4
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