Sec. 28-4. - Administrative authorities.

(a)

The department is designated as the LEMSA for Sonoma County pursuant to the Act.

(b)

LEMSA functions shall be the responsibility of the LEMSA medical director. The medical director may assign administrative functions to staff under the supervision of department and the LEMSA medical director.

(c)

The LEMSA shall plan, coordinate and monitor the EMS system in conformity with the Act.

a.

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors authorizes the creation of the emergency medical care council (EMCC) as the county emergency medical care committee in accordance with Health and Safety Code section 1797.272

(d)

Not less than every five (5) years the director of the department shall retain an outside expert to complete an EMS system review. The review shall consist of an evaluation of the EMS system to include governance, performance and coordination of EMS system participants, and performance of LEMSA oversight functions.

(1)

The review shall include, at minimum,

(i)

the completion of the EMS plan, and

(ii)

a system-wide stakeholder survey.

(2)

The EMS system review shall be presented to the EMCC, LEMSA and Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.

(3)

The stakeholder survey shall include provider agency partners including hospitals, fire services, ambulance service providers, communications center, base hospital, law enforcement, EMS training programs and community partners. The survey shall at a minimum, assess the relationship between EMS system participants and the LEMSA. Survey results shall be incorporated into the EMS system review and featured in any presentation of the EMS system review to the entities receiving a submission in accordance with this chapter.

(4)

In addition to the EMS plan and stakeholder survey, the EMS system review may include areas of evaluation requested by the EMCC or department director.

(5)

The EMCC may request EMS system review on a more frequent schedule than every five (5) years. In no case shall an EMS system review occur more than annually. If an EMS system review is requested outside of the five-year cycle, the outside expert shall complete an EMS plan update in place of an EMS plan submission.

(6)

EMS system reviews performed more frequently than every five (5) years shall be at the discretion of the department director or Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. No. 6294, § I, 11-12-2019)