EMS Policy

Index Page

                                               

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                        

Policy Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                       

Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                          

Staffing. . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                               

CCEMS Affiliate Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           

Public Relations    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                           

General Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           

Non Work Related Activities While On-Duty  (4/01)                        

Driver's License Suspensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     

Firearms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                              

County/EMS Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                  

Base Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                      

Lockers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                      

Vehicle Operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                    

EMS Vehicle Cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     

Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                          

Ten (10) -Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     

Co. 911 Communications and Unit Response. . . . . . . . .                                        

Critical Care Transports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                 

Transportation Policy    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                  

Intermediate Ambulance Call Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                               

Operations at Hospitals/Receiving Facilities . . . . . . . . . .                                    

Visitors/Conduct with Visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                        

Natural and Un-natural Deaths  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                    

Vehicle/Equipment Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                   

Injury on the Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     

Light Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                    

Light Duty Temporary Employment Form  . . . . . . . . . . .                              

Narcotics        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     

Employee Candidate Review Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         

Interview Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                    

Orientation of New Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             

Dress Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                   

Bloodied or Contaminated Uniforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                 

Non-Employees Riding as Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             

Patients Under Arrest or Protective Confinement. . . . . . .                           

Transport of Mental Patients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         

Refusal of Treatment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        

Cancelled Response or ALS Care Not Needed . . . . . . .         

Minimum OEMS Staffing Requirements for

 a Transport Unit                                                                     

           

Patient Information and Records  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         

Patient's Property  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         

Release of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     

ACR Entry/Falsification of Records/Signatures . . . . . . . .         

Vehicle Accidents Involving CCEMS Units. . . . . . . . . . .         

Leave Request/Time Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         

Off Duty Personnel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        

Call Back to Duty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        

Educational Allowances, Supplements and Pay Policy (4/01)                                       

Education, Recertification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         

Books, Video, Training Equipment Check Out . . . . . . . .        

Response to Fires  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           

Cleveland County Emergency Plans and EMS Personnel  

Personnel's Atendance at ALS Audit and Review Committee Meetings

  Use of County Owned Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         

Annual Employee Performance Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . .         

Employee Evaluation System  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         

Employee Evaluation System- Peer Review Element . . . .         

Shift Capt. and Lt. Annual Performance Evaluation . . . . .     

Supervisory Evaluation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         

Billing and Collections Personnel Evaluation System. . . . .         

Billing and Collections Evaluation System. . . . . . . . . . . . .        

Overtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       

Part Time Personnel Payroll Record Reporting . . . . . . . .         

Shut Down of Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         


 

 

 

 

Cleveland County Emergency Medical Services

 

 

 

Policy and Procedure Manual

 

 

 

 

1998 Edition

 

 

 

 

CCEMS

PO Box 2226

Shelby, NC 28151

 

 

 

(CCEMS Policy and Procedure Committee Jan. 1997-Dec. 1997:

Gary Beaver-A Shift, Kenneth Fox-B Shift, Joseph Talley-C Shift,

Jeff Cloninger-Day Shift, Louis Jenkins)

 

 

 

 

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