(a) To be eligible for appointment, the Medical Director must:(1) Be a practicing physician licensed to practice medicine in the Virgin Islands;(2) Be board certified in a medical specialty that represents the broad services provided the patient base that the Department serves, such as emergency medicine, general surgery, family medicine, or internal medicine; and must have at least four years of substantial experience such specialty.
(1) Be a practicing physician licensed to practice medicine in the Virgin Islands;
(2) Be board certified in a medical specialty that represents the broad services provided the patient base that the Department serves, such as emergency medicine, general surgery, family medicine, or internal medicine; and must have at least four years of substantial experience such specialty.
(b) The Medical Director shall:(1) Provide medical oversight for all aspects of pre-hospital medical services provided by the VIFEMS, including:(A) Written policies, procedures, and protocols for pre-hospital medical care;(B) Medical training; and(C) Quality assurance of medical services;(2) Supervise the administration of pre-hospital medical care; and(3) Work collaboratively with the Director, Assistant Directors, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chiefs, Emergency Medical Services Chiefs, and other personnel in the VIFEMS.
(1) Provide medical oversight for all aspects of pre-hospital medical services provided by the VIFEMS, including:(A) Written policies, procedures, and protocols for pre-hospital medical care;(B) Medical training; and(C) Quality assurance of medical services;
(A) Written policies, procedures, and protocols for pre-hospital medical care;
(B) Medical training; and
(C) Quality assurance of medical services;
(2) Supervise the administration of pre-hospital medical care; and
(3) Work collaboratively with the Director, Assistant Directors, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chiefs, Emergency Medical Services Chiefs, and other personnel in the VIFEMS.
(c) (1) The provision of pre-hospital medical care by the VIFEMS’s certified emergency medical technicians and paramedics shall be under the license of the Medical Director.(2) The Medical Director is not personally liable for the good-faith performance of the Medical Director’s duties under this section for a death or injury that results from the provision of pre-hospital medical care by the VIFEMS’s certified emergency medical technicians or paramedics practicing under the license of the Medical Director unless the death or injury is the result of willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Medical Director.
(1) The provision of pre-hospital medical care by the VIFEMS’s certified emergency medical technicians and paramedics shall be under the license of the Medical Director.
(2) The Medical Director is not personally liable for the good-faith performance of the Medical Director’s duties under this section for a death or injury that results from the provision of pre-hospital medical care by the VIFEMS’s certified emergency medical technicians or paramedics practicing under the license of the Medical Director unless the death or injury is the result of willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Medical Director.
(d) (1) The Medical Director has the authority to order hospital emergency rooms within the Virgin Islands to accept any VIFEMS transports and to require hospitals and medical providers to accept the transfer of care of a patient or patients within a specified period of time.(2) The VIFEMS may transport patients to any licensed clinic or other medical facility that is not a hospital emergency room, appropriate to the patient’s need.(3) The Medical Director has the authority to work directly with the Governor, the Commissioner of Health, and other appropriate agencies to develop programs and enter into agreements with clinics or other health care providers to receive the VIFEMS’s transport of patients.(4) The Medical Director has the authority to work with the hospitals to coordinate pre-hospital medical services with medical research of best practices for the delivery of pre-hospital medical care.(5) The position of Medical Director may be a part-time, full-time or contractual position dependent on the complexity, scope, and needs of the VIFEMS.
(1) The Medical Director has the authority to order hospital emergency rooms within the Virgin Islands to accept any VIFEMS transports and to require hospitals and medical providers to accept the transfer of care of a patient or patients within a specified period of time.
(2) The VIFEMS may transport patients to any licensed clinic or other medical facility that is not a hospital emergency room, appropriate to the patient’s need.
(3) The Medical Director has the authority to work directly with the Governor, the Commissioner of Health, and other appropriate agencies to develop programs and enter into agreements with clinics or other health care providers to receive the VIFEMS’s transport of patients.
(4) The Medical Director has the authority to work with the hospitals to coordinate pre-hospital medical services with medical research of best practices for the delivery of pre-hospital medical care.
(5) The position of Medical Director may be a part-time, full-time or contractual position dependent on the complexity, scope, and needs of the VIFEMS.