Section 1797.221 Of Article 1. Local Ems Agency From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
1797.221
. The medical director of the local EMS agency may approve
or conduct any scientific or trial study of the efficacy of the
prehospital emergency use of any drug, device, or treatment procedure
within the local EMS system, utilizing any level of prehospital
emergency medical care personnel. The study shall be consistent with
any requirements established by the authority for scientific or trial
studies conducted within the prehospital emergency medical care
system, and, where applicable, with Article 5 (commencing with
Section 111550) of Chapter 6 of Part 5 of Division 104. No drug,
device, or treatment procedure which has been specifically excluded
by the authority from usage in the EMS system shall be included in
such a study.