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E. REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPONSORING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES <br />1) The sponsoring law enforcement agencies shall be responsible for conducting <br />background investigations on TEMS providers. <br />2) The sponsoring law enforcement agencies are responsible for providing all tactical <br />training, education, and oversight to TEMS providers and defining the role of those providers for <br />tactical operations. <br />3) The sponsoring law enforcement agencies shall be responsible for providing any and <br />all relevant tactical and personal protective equipment to TEMS providers, as well as training in <br />the use of such equipment. <br />4) The sponsoring law enforcement agencies shall be responsible for providing written <br />documentation to providers and the TEMS Medical Director detailing provision and application <br />of liability insurance coverage and related liability issues for TEMS physicians and providers. <br />TEMS Medical Direction and implementation of protocols will commence after provision of <br />liability insurance coverage and related issues are reviewed and agreed upon by Provider, the <br />TEMS Medical Director, and the law enforcement agencies involved. <br />5) If the law enforcement officer in charge of a tactical operation feels that the objectives <br />of a tactical operation and the safety of those involved supercede the medical concern of the <br />TEMS Medical Director or his appointee or the involved TEMS providers, the commanding law <br />enforcement officer becomes responsible for the care and movement of casualties within the <br />tactical environment. <br />F. PROTOCOLS <br />1) The TEMS protocols serve as supplement to the standard EMS protocols reviewed and <br />adopted by the TEMS Medical Director and providers in concert with any other EMS Medical <br />Directors as appropriate. <br />- Tactical medics for the Client will utilize the protocols of either Client's local <br />EMS or, if none, then those of Cleveland EMS. <br />2) TEMS providers may execute the administration of any drug or performance of any <br />procedure in the protocols only after the appropriate training and only under the medical <br />direction of the TEMS Medical Director. <br />3) In the absence of TEMS medical direction, TEMS providers will default to the use of <br />the standard EMS protocol previously adopted. <br />4) The TEMS protocols are for use only by TEMS providers sponsored by or working in <br />concert with the law enforcement agency with which they have an established relationship. <br />5) Once a patient is removed from the area of tactical operations as determined by law <br />enforcement, the TEMS protocols and procedures will cease to apply unless continued <br />application of such protocols and procedures is deemed appropriate by the TEMS Medical <br />Director or his appointee. TEMS protocols and procedures will also cease to apply if care is <br />transferred to another EMS agency. If the specialized skill of a TEMS provider is deemed <br />medically necessary outside the area of tactical operations in route to an institution of definitive <br />care, the TEMS Director or another TEMS provider may accompany the patient and the TEMS <br />protocols and procedures will continue to apply provided that the TEMS Medical Director or his <br />appointee documents such medical necessity in a manner consistent with the Providers <br />A -3 <br />