(a) Position established. There is hereby established the position of medical control physician in order to maintain quality control of all emergency pre-hospital medical care provided in Greenville County. The medical control physician shall be appointed by the county administrator upon the recommendation of EMS for such term and for such compensation as county council may prescribed.
(b) Duties and responsibilities of the medical control physician generally. The county medical control physician shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(1) Quality assurance of patient care including development of protocols, standing orders, training, policies, and procedures; and approval of medications and techniques permitted for field use by quality assurance of field performance as may be provided by direct observation, field instruction, in-service training or other means including, but not limited to:
a. Run report review.
b. Review of field communications tapes.
c. Post-run interviews and case conferences.
d. Investigation of complaints or incident reports.
(2) To serve as the medical authority for Greenville County EMS and such other emergency pre-hospital medical care providers that may enter into an agreement with Greenville County for the services of the medical control physician.
(3) To establish and maintain communication with the medical community, medical facilities, and governmental entities.
(c) Disciplinary authority. In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, the medical control physician may have disciplinary authority sufficient to oversee quality control.
(d) Agreement with provider. Subject to the above, any emergency pre-hospital medical care provider that may enter into an agreement with Greenville County for the services of the medical control physician shall be responsible for the level of discipline based on the individual provider’s personnel rules.
(e) Standing orders and drug lists. A copy of the current Greenville County EMS standing orders and authorized drug list signed and dated by the medical control physician shall be maintained in the office of the EMS director for the county.
(1976 Code, § 6-6) (Ord. 2789, §§ 1-3, passed 12-5-1995)