1. When voice contact or a telemetered electrocardiogram is monitored by a physician, physician's designee, or physician assistant, and direct communication is maintained, an emergency medical care provider may upon order of the monitoring physician or upon standing orders of a physician transmitted by the monitoring physician's designee or physician assistant perform any emergency medical care procedure for which that emergency medical care provider is certified.
2. If communications fail during an emergency or nonemergency situation, the emergency medical care provider may perform any emergency medical care procedure for which that individual is certified and which is included in written protocols if in the judgment of the emergency medical care provider the life of the patient is in immediate danger and such care is required to preserve the patient's life.
3. The department shall adopt rules to authorize medical care procedures which can be initiated in accordance with written protocols prior to the establishment of communication.
4. The department shall consult with the board concerning rules related to this section.
[C79, 81, § 147A.9]
84 Acts, ch 1287, § 9; 89 Acts, ch 89, §12; 93 Acts, ch 58, § 6, 7; 93 Acts, ch 107, § 2; 95 Acts, ch 41, §18
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