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First Responder ALS Agreement Page 6 Rev. 01/12~00 7.2 CONTRACTOR agrees to participate in the creation of a comprehensive Emergency Medical System Quality Improvement program. 7.3 CONTRACTOR shall follow all Alameda County EMS Policies regarding Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement, which have been provided to the contractor. 7.4 Under this Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall submit a written detailed Quality Improvement plan to the EMS Medical Director for approval. Section 8. MEDICAL DIRECTION The Medical Director shall provide medical direction to the Contractor's paramedics and EMT's on issues relating to patient care. The Medical Director shall provide guidance, on the operational components of the Contractor's delivery of pre-hospital care. Medical control is the responsibility of a qualified Medical Director and should be absolute with regard to clinical issues such as treatment protocols and patient care. The physician should have an advisory role on operational issues. Section 9. SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY COUNTY has been designated as the local EMS agency for Alameda County under Health & Safety Code Section 1797.200. As such, COUNTY shall provide CONTRACTOR with services including, but not limited to, the following: 9.1 Incorporation of CONTRACTOR'S operations into the County EMS plan, including CONTRACTOR'S voluntary participation on relevant County EMS committees; 9.2 Incorporation of CONTRACTOR'S operations into the County ALS system; 9.3 Authorization and monitoring of EMS training programs, base hospitals, and service providers; 9.4 Certification and/or accreditation of CONTRACTOR'S EMS personnel; 9.5 Provision of medical control, through its Medical Director. Medical control requirements include medical dispatch, patient destination policies, patient care guidelines, and quality assurance/ improvement; 9.6 CONTRACTOR'S voluntary participation in COUNTY trial studies, if approved by the State EMS Authority (EMSA); 9.7 Incorporation of CONTRACTOR'S operations into the COUNTY trauma system; 9.8 System data collection and evaluation; 9.9 Disaster planning; and 9.10 Initial supply and replenishment of "Patient Care Report" (PCR) forms as described in Section 12.2 below.