Section 1317.5 Of Article 7. Other Services From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.
1317.5
. (a) All alleged violations of this article and the
regulations adopted hereunder shall be investigated by the state
department. The state department, with the agreement of the local EMS
agency, may refer violations of this article to the local EMS agency
for investigation. The investigation shall be conducted pursuant to
procedures established by the state department and shall be completed
no later than 60 days after the report of apparent violation is
received by the state department.
(b) At the conclusion of its investigation, the state department
or the local EMS agency shall refer any alleged violation by a
physician to the Medical Board of California unless it is determined
that the complaint is without a reasonable basis.