STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: September 22, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Fire-Rescue Department
EXECUTIVE: Jon Fortune
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the medical direction services and EMS Quality Management Program as required by the state with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 - Not to exceed $1,291,485.83 - Financing: General Fund (subject to appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
State law under Texas Administrative Code: Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 157, Subchapter A; Rule 157.2(56) requires a Medical Director, licensed physician who provides medical supervision to the emergency medical services (EMS) personnel of a licensed EMS provider or a recognized First Responder Organization under the terms of the Medical Practices Act (Occupations Code, Chapters 151-165 and rules promulgated by the Texas Medical Board. Also, referred to as off-line medical control. The Medical Director provides protocols for paramedics to follow and permits paramedics to operate under his/her license.
The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department (DFR) has for almost 50 years provided 9-1-1 out-of-hospital EMS for the City of Dallas. DFR dispatches ambulances ("Rescues"), fire engines and trucks staffed by paramedics, EMT's and First Responders to over 200,000 patients each year. Historically, medical direction services and clinical oversight of the DFR's EMS program has been provided by the UT Southwestern Department of Emergency Medicine through the appointment of Medical Director and Associate Medical Directors contracted at set number of hours per week for under various program requiring medical direction.
The current contractual services include medical direction for the EMS, Mobile Community Health Program, RightCare Program, and Quality Management Program as required by Texas Depar...
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