§ 1021.8. EMS data collection.
(a) Reasons for EMS data collection. The Department, either directly or through regional EMS councils or the Advisory Board, may collect EMS data for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the Statewide and regional EMS system plans and the need to revise those plans and pursue future EMS system initiatives. This will include collecting EMS data to determine the status of the Statewide and regional EMS systems, the degree of compliance with the requirements in the act and this subpart, and the effectiveness of the Statewide and regional EMS systems in reducing morbidity and mortality when the EMS systems are involved.
(b) Duty to provide EMS data and records. Persons regulated by the Department under the act, as well as PSAPs and others dispatchers of EMS resources, shall provide data and access to records, including audio records, without charge, as reasonably requested by the Department, the regional EMS councils or the Advisory Board when they are acting for and on behalf of the Department, to aid the Department, the regional EMS councils and the Advisory Board in conducting the activities referenced in subsection (a) and engaging in an investigation authorized under the act and this subpart.
Cross References This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 1027.3 (relating to licensure and general operating standards).
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