The Florida Senate

401.24  Emergency medical services state plan.--The department is responsible, at a minimum, for the improvement and regulation of basic and advanced life support programs. The department shall develop and biennially revise a comprehensive state plan for basic and advanced life support services, the emergency medical services grants program, state-approved trauma centers, state-approved pediatric trauma referral centers, the injury control program, and medical disaster preparedness. The state plan shall include, but need not be limited to:

(1)  Emergency medical systems planning, including the prehospital and hospital phases of patient care, and injury control effort and unification of such services into a total delivery system to include air, water, and land services.

(2)  Requirements for the operation, coordination, and ongoing development of emergency medical services, which includes: basic life support or advanced life support vehicles, equipment, and supplies; communications; personnel; training; public education; state trauma system; injury control; and other medical care components.

(3)  The definition of areas of responsibility for regulating and planning the ongoing and developing delivery service requirements.

History.--s. 4, ch. 73-126; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 5, 10, ch. 79-280; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 24, 25, ch. 82-402; ss. 3, 13, ch. 83-196; s. 5, ch. 84-317; s. 55, ch. 86-220; ss. 4, 36, ch. 92-78.