(a) An off-line medical director shall be:
(1) a physician licensed to practice in Texas and shall
be registered as an EMS medical director with the Texas Department
of State Health Services;
(2) familiar with the design and operation of EMS systems;
(3) experienced in prehospital emergency care and emergency
management of ill and injured patients;
(4) actively involved in:
(A) the training and/or continuing education of EMS
personnel, under his or her direct supervision, at their respective
levels of certification;
(B) the medical audit, review, and critique of the
performance of EMS personnel under his or her direct supervision;
(C) the administrative and legislative environments
affecting regional and/or state prehospital EMS organizations;
(5) knowledgeable about local multi-casualty plans;
(6) familiar with dispatch and communications operations
of prehospital emergency units; and
(7) knowledgeable about laws and regulations affecting
local, regional, and state EMS operations.