MO HB2665

Regional EMS medical directors shall be considered a peer review committee under section 537.035 and eligible to participate in the Missouri Patient Safety Organization under federal law

Regional EMS medical directors may provide online telecommunication medical direction to EMT-Bs, EMT-Is, EMT-Ps, and community paramedics, as well as offline medical direction through standardized protocols for special needs patients

Treatment protocols for special needs patients may be developed on a regional basis across multiple jurisdictional boundaries and used by ambulance services, emergency response agencies, and public health departments

EMS agencies must follow regional protocols established for mass casualty or state-declared disaster incidents

Medical directions or treatment protocols may include administration of a patient's own prescription medications when regional EMS medical directors provide online or offline direction