10a ncac 13p .0203       SPECIAL SITUATIONS

(a)  Upon written request from an EMS system or systems, tribal government, or federal jurisdiction having recognized province in North Carolina, the North Carolina Medical Care Commission may approve the furnishing and providing of services within the scope of practice of EMD, EMR, EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic in North Carolina.

(b)  This approval shall be granted where the North Carolina Medical Care Commission concludes there exists an inability to address the criteria for EMS System development as set forth in Rule .0201 of this Section and the deficiency cannot be rectified due to insufficient resources or because of a lack of geographical access within the respective EMS system or systems.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-508(b);

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002;

Eff. April 1, 2003;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2004;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2017.