Ohio Admin. Code 4729:5-14-02 - Licensure
(A)
An EMS organization that possesses dangerous drugs
shall apply for and maintain a license as a terminal distributor of dangerous
drugs with an emergency medical services classification.
(1)
The location that
serves as the main station of the EMS organization will be deemed the
headquarters.
(2)
Any satellite location associated with the headquarters
of the EMS organization where dangerous drugs will be stored must be licensed
as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs.
(B)
An application
for licensure shall include all the following:
(1)
A completed
application;
(2)
A copy of the organization's protocols signed by the
medical director;
(3)
A list of the dangerous drugs, or drug list, that may
be possessed and administered by EMS organization personnel, expressed in
standard dose units, signed by the medical director;
(4)
A list of
personnel employed, including volunteers, by the EMS organization who may
access and administer dangerous drugs, which includes the name of each employee
or volunteer, level of certification, certification number, and expiration
date; and
(5)
The fee for the appropriate category of
licensure.
(C)
Each location, headquarters and satellite, may only
possess those dangerous drugs that are on the drug list submitted to the board
pursuant to paragraph (B)(3) of this rule and only at locations licensed by the
state board of pharmacy.
(1)
A medical director may modify the drugs that may be
possessed and administered by EMS organization personnel by submitting a new
drug list to the state board of pharmacy in a manner determined by the
board.
(2)
A modification to the drug list shall require an update
to the EMS organization's protocols. Any updates or changes to the protocols
shall only be submitted to the board upon request.
(D)
If there is a
change of the medical director of an EMS organization, the new medical director
shall submit notification, in a manner determined by the board, no later than
five business days following the change. Notification shall include a current
drug list signed by the new medical director.
(E)
Any change of the
EMS organization's personnel list shall be updated within thirty days of a
change of personnel. Any change of personnel shall only be submitted to the
board upon request.
(F)
An EMS organization shall maintain a current copy or
have access to a current copy of the organization's protocols, personnel list
and drug list at each licensed location.
Replaces: 4729-33-02
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4729.26, 3719.28
Rule Amplifies: 4729.51, 4729.54, 4729.55
Prior Effective Dates: 08/15/2000, 01/01/2004, 01/01/2009, 08/22/2014, 4/10/16
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