Guam Emergency Medical Services Administrative

Office.

(a)There is hereby created, within the Department of Public Health and Social Services, a Guam Emergency Medical Services Administrative Office called the Office of Emergency Medical Services (Office of EMS).

(b)The Office shall plan, establish, implement, administer, maintain and evaluate the Guam comprehensive emergency medical services system to serve the emergency health needs of the people of Guam in an organized pattern of readiness and response services based on public and private agreements and operational procedures.

(1)The Office, in the implementation of this part of the plan, will coordinate, and provide assistance to all entities and agencies, public and private, involved in the EMS system. (i.e., the Guam Community College, Guam Memorial Hospital Authority).

(2)All emergency medical services, ambulance services, and private non-emergent transport services conducted are under the authority of the Office of EMS, and shall be consistent with this Chapter.

(c)The Office of EMS shall be responsible for the implementation of advanced life support systems, limited advanced life support systems, community outreach programs, and for the monitoring of training programs. The Office of EMS shall be responsible for determining that the operation of training programs based on the U.S. DOT and NHSTA EMS Educational Standards at the NREMR, NREMT, NRAMT and NRP levels are in compliance with this Chapter, and shall approve the training programs if they are found to be in compliance with this Chapter.