(a) The commissioner shall propose for promulgation, legislative rules pursuant to 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to carry out the purposes of this article.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of 16-4C-6(a) of this code, the commissioner shall propose for promulgation a legislative rule regulating fire department rapid response services, pursuant to 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code which: (1) Establishes licensure and certification requirements for fire department rapid response services who charge for their services or transport patients; (2) incorporates necessary applicable emergency medical services requirements for licensure for "emergency medical services" as the requirements apply to fire departments and as defined in 16-4C-3(e) of this code; and (3) creates an exemption from licensure for certain fire departments who do not charge for their services or patient transport, but who provide rapid response services pursuant to an agreement with a licensed emergency medical services agency that addresses medical direction, training, quality assurance, and liability insurance.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 4C. Emergency Medical Services Act
§16-4C-6. Powers and Duties of Commissioner
§16-4C-6a. Emergency Medical Services Agency Licensure
§16-4C-7. Vehicles, Aircraft and Persons Aboard Them Exempted From Requirements of Article
§16-4C-8. Standards for Emergency Medical Services Personnel
§16-4C-8a. Courtesy Certification of Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Surrounding States
§16-4C-9. Complaints; Investigations; Due Process Procedure; Grounds for Disciplinary Action
§16-4C-10. Procedures for Hearing; Right of Appeal; Judicial Review
§16-4C-11. Liability for Cost of Emergency Medical Service
§16-4C-12. Violations; Criminal Penalties
§16-4C-13. Actions to Enjoin Violations; Injunctive Relief
§16-4C-14. Services That May Be Performed by Emergency Medical Service Personnel
§16-4C-16. Limitation of Liability; Mandatory Errors and Omissions Insurance
§16-4C-17. Limitation of Liability for Failure to Obtain Consent
§16-4C-18. Authority of Emergency Medical Service Personnel in Charge of Emergency Medical Services
§16-4C-20. Service Reciprocity Agreements for Mutual Aid
§16-4C-22. Transportation of Unconscious or Otherwise Uncommunicative Patients