Medical Direction Services for Tucson Public Safety

This contract is for medical direction services for the City of Tucson's public safety department. The contract is between the City of Tucson and the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona and Banner-University Medical Group. The University of Arizona will develop a training program for emergency medical technicians, and Banner-University Medical Group will provide administrative medical direction services. The contract is for a period of five years, and the total value of the contract is approximately $1,663,945. The services to be provided under this contract include: • Coordinating the provision of administrative medical direction to emergency medical care technicians • Ensuring that emergency medical care technicians receive administrative medical direction as required by Arizona state law • Approving, implementing, and annually reviewing treatment protocols, triage protocols, and communication protocols • Providing consultation for advanced training for new emergency medical care technicians • Participating in ongoing emergency medical services quality assurance and system improvement meetings • Ensuring that code reviews are completed on appropriate encounters • Overseeing and providing consultation on drug box discrepancies and ensuring security policies are in place