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Authority: AS 18.08.080 AS 18.08.082 AS 18.08.084 7 AAC 26.620. State EMS medical director. The department will designate a state EMS medical director, who is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards and guidelines for the provision of medical direction within the state’s EMS system. (Eff. 10/23/92, Register 124) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.08.010 AS 18.08.080 7 AAC 26.630. Medical director qualifications. (a) To be a medical director for a state-certified EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, or paramedic, for an EMT-II, EMT-III, or AEMT training course, or for a state-certified basic life support emergency medical service, advanced life support emergency medical service, or aeromedical service, a person must

(1) be currently

(A) licensed to practice medicine in this state, or, for an aeromedical service, in this state or the state in which the service is based; or

(B) working as a physician in the regular medical service of the United States armed services or the United States Public Health Service; and

(2) participate in an orientation provided by the department or its designee, within one year after accepting medical director responsibilities. (b) To be a medical director for a state-certified EMT-II, EMT-III, AEMT, or paramedic, a person must be trained in American Heart Association advanced cardiac life support or a