§ 20-72. Interlocal agreements.

Each interlocal agreement shall address the following elements and meet or exceed certain minimum criteria. These elements and criteria are as follows:

(1)

Medical direction. If a participant employs a medical director pursuant to Florida Statutes other than the county medical director, the participant must:

a.

Execute an interlocal agreement in a form acceptable to the county which protects the county from any liability whatsoever arising from the use of the participant's or county medical director's practice parameters (protocols).

b.

Provide copy of agency practice parameters to county medical director.

c.

Provide a two-week notice of any revisions to practice parameters to the county medical director.

d.

Provide reasonable notice of change in medical direction to the county medical director. Reasonable notice shall be a one (1) month period. Emergency notice shall be the first business day after change in medical direction.

e.

Notify the county medical director within two (2) weeks about paramedics who have been granted autonomous practice status.

(2)

Quality management: Provide the county medical director with statistical data relating to those emergency medical care elements established by the county medical director.

(3)

Medical communications. Basic life support services or advanced life support services that intends to use the county communications infrastructure shall agree to follow the established communications procedures.

(Ord. No. 2001-09, § 9, 5-1-01)