{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-31-1050","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-31-1050","heading":"Scope of practice","body":"EMS personnel shall only perform those procedures,  skills, or techniques for which he is currently licensed or certified, provided that he is acting in accordance with local medical treatment protocols and medical direction provided by the OMD of the licensed EMS agency with which he is affiliated and within the scope of the EMS agency licenses as authorized in the Emergency Medical Services Procedures and Medications Schedule as approved by  the board.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 31. Virginia Emergency Medical Services Regulations","Part II. EMS Agency, EMS Vehicle and EMS Personnel Standards","Article 5. EMS Personnel Requirements and Standard of Conduct"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter31/section1050/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:51Z","sha256":"d7aaaf837f6b4667fee607f07e31999ed258bdd8c7ae3bcc061317143ce77fe6","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-31-1040","next":"us-va/12vac5-31-1070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}