35Directions by chief officer to service members

35 Directions by chief officer to service members (1) The chief officer of an emergency service may, in the exercise of the chief officer’s functions, give directions to emergency service members or any entity acting for the service. (2) A direction by the chief officer (ambulance service) may be about the following: (a) the provision of medical treatment (a medical treatment direction); (b) the scope of practice of an ambulance service member (a scope of practice direction). (3) A direction by a chief officer of an emergency service (other than a medical treatment direction or a scope of practice direction) must, if practicable, be in accordance with any direction of the commissioner and the commissioner’s guidelines. (4) A medical treatment direction and a scope of practice direction must, if practicable, be in accordance with medical treatment standards. scope of practice, for an ambulance service member, means the manner in which an ambulance service member may practise as a member, including, for example, the aspects of practice that an ambulance service member may undertake.