7 AAC 26.890 - Scope of authorized activities

(a) A licensed paramedic, when under the supervision of a sponsoring physician, or when under the specific written standing order of a physician, may perform the activities listed in this subsection. The direct supervision of an activity may be delegated to another physician when the paramedic is caring for a patient in a hospital or at the scene of a medical emergency when voice contact is monitored by a physician and direct communication is maintained. The authorized activities are

(1) electrocardiographic monitoring and defibrillation;

(2) initiating and maintaining intravenous routes using approved intravenous techniques and solutions;

(3) performing endotracheal intubation and pulmonary ventilation by approved methods;

(4) performing gastric suction by intubation;

(5) obtaining blood for laboratory analysis;

(6) administering parenterally, orally, or topically any approved agents or solutions; and

(7) performing other procedures authorized by a sponsoring physician.

(b) A person enrolled in a paramedic training program may perform the activities set out in (a) of this section if

(1) the activities are required as part of the training program;

(2) the activities that take place in a hospital are supervised by a physician, physician assistant, licensed paramedic, or nurse; and

(3) the activities that take place outside a hospital are supervised by a licensed paramedic, a physician sponsor, or the physician sponsor's designee.

Notes

7 AAC 26.890

Eff. 1/1/2022,Register 241, April 2021

Authority:AS 18.08.010

AS 18.08.080

AS 18.08.082