Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. Will serve as an ongoing liaison and will provide medical oversight for the LAFD and LAPD CDC to ensure that all medical aspects of the EMS and EMD programs are coordinated with all participating medical organizations, including but not limited to the Los Alamos Medical Center, the Los Alamos Medical community (i.e., local physicians, nurses, pharmacists and related medical personnel, the LANL EMO, New Mexico State (“State”) EMD agencies, the State EMS Bureau, and the State EMS Medical Directors. b. Will provide Medical Director oversight pursuant to all applicable state, federal, and local laws, rules, regulations, and standards, including but not limited to, the NMSA 1978 24- 10B-3 Emergency Medical Services Act, NMAC 7.27.3 Medical Direction for Emergency Medical Services and NMAC 18.3.14 Transportation and Highways Motor Carrier General Provisions Ambulance Services). It is expected that Offerors have and maintain throughout the term of an agreement, knowledge of all applicable law, rules, regulations, and standards applicable to the performance of Medical Director services. c. Will follow Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and all applicable State laws that require protection of sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. d. Establish, develop, implement, and revise written LAFD EMS protocols pursuant to State regulations to ensure quality emergency medical service delivery by LAFD providers. e. Establish, develop, implement, and revise the LAPD CDC protocols pursuant to State regulations to ensure quality CDC service delivery by CDC providers. LAPD CDC currently uses the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch/Priority Dispatch protocol system, and currently has no plans to change their protocols being used but reserves the right to change the protocols to any allowed by law throughout the term of an agreement.
