§321-225  The state emergency medicalservices advisory committee.  (a)  There is established within thedepartment of health for administrative purposes only the state emergencymedical services advisory committee, which shall sit in an advisory capacity tothe department of health on all matters relating to the state system.  Theadvisory committee may advise the department of health upon request of thedepartment or upon its own initiative with regard to the state system.  Theadvisory committee shall:

(1)  Monitor, review, and evaluate on an ongoing basisthe operations, administration, and efficacy of the state system, or anycomponents thereof, to determine conformity with and maximum implementation ofthis part.

(2)  Prepare and submit periodic assessments, reports,and other documents relating to the state system to ensure the implementationof this part, as deemed necessary or desirable in the discretion of theadvisory committee.

(3)  Seek the input of the public in relation to thestate system to ensure adequate fulfillment of the emergency medical servicesneeds of the State consistent with this part.

(4)  Participate in any planning or other policymakingwith regard to the state system, and seek the participation of the public,including subarea health planning councils in its consideration of plans andpolicies relating to the state system.

(5)  Perform other functions, and have other dutiesnecessary to ensuring the fullest implementation and maintenance of the statesystem.

(6)  Advise the department of health in formulating amaster plan for emergency medical services, including medicom, the"911" system, and other components necessary to meet the emergencymedical needs of the people of the State which shall be submitted to the legislature.

(b)  The advisory committee shall be composedof twenty members:  three nonvoting ex-officio members, who shall be thedirector of transportation, the adjutant general, and the administrator of thestate health planning and development agency, or the designated representativesthereof, and seventeen members representing all counties of the State who shallbe appointed by the governor subject to section 26-34 as follows:

(1)  Five members who shall be physicians experiencedin the conduct and delivery of emergency medical services; provided that atleast two shall be engaged in the practice of emergency medicine and beboard-eligible or board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine,and provided further that at least one physician shall be engaged in thepractice of pediatrics and be board-eligible or board-certified by the AmericanBoard of Pediatrics;

(2)  Four members who shall be consumers of healthcare and who shall have no connection with or relationship to the health caresystem of the State and who shall be representative of all counties;

(3)  Four members of allied health professions relatedto emergency medical services; and

(4)  Four members, one from each county, who shall bemobile intensive care technicians or emergency medical technicians engaged inthe practice of pre-hospital emergency medical service.

The members of the advisory committee shall servewithout compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurredin the performance of their duties, including travel expenses.  The chairpersonof the advisory committee shall be elected by the members from among theirnumbers.  A majority of the members of the advisory committee shall constitutea quorum for the conduct of business of the advisory committee.  A majority voteof the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is established shall benecessary to validate any action of the committee.

(c)  The advisory committee may adopt rules forits governance.

(d)  The department of health shall providenecessary staff and other support required by the advisory committee for theperformance of its duties. [L 1978, c 148, pt of §1; am L 1981, c 93, §3; am L1991, c 115, §2; am L 1994, c 242, §4]