SB387 By Senator Sanford RFD Health and Human Services Rd 1 16-APR-15

SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the advisory board for the training, qualification, and licensing of emergency medical services personnel consists of 25 members and meets at least once a year.

This bill would decrease the membership of the advisory board from 25 voting members to 11 voting members and one nonvoting member, and would provide that the advisory board meet at least quarterly each year.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

To amend Section 22-18-5, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the advisory board for the training, qualification, and licensing of emergency medical services personnel; to decrease the membership of the advisory board from 25 voting members to 11 voting members and one nonvoting member; and to increase the meetings of the advisory board from at least once a year to at least quarterly each year.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 22-18-5 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:

§22-18-5.

"(a) There shall be an advisory board of 25 11 voting members and one nonvoting member to assist in the establishment of rules, regulations, and standards necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. The board shall meet at least once quarterly each year and at the call of the State Health Officer. The State Health Officer shall be an ex officio member of the advisory board. The advisory board shall elect one from its membership to serve as chair for a two-year term. The chair shall not serve consecutive terms.

"(b) Composition of the advisory board shall be:

"(1) One member, who shall be a paramedic, as designated by the Alabama Ambulance Association of Ambulance Services.

"(2) One member, who shall be a paramedic, as designated by the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads.

"(3) One member, who shall be a paramedic or a physician, as designated by the Alabama Hospital Association.

"(4) One member designated by the State Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons.

"(5)(4) One member designated by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.

"(6) One member designated by the Director of Public Safety.

"(7) One member designated by the Director of the State Department of Transportation.

"(8) One member designated by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Highway Traffic and Safety Program.

"(9)(5) The State Health Officer, or his or her designee, as an ex officio member with voting privileges.

"(10)(6) One member, who shall be a paramedic firefighter, as designated by the Professional Firefighters Association of Alabama Joint Fire Council.

"(11) One member who shall be an EMT firefighter designated by the Alabama Association of Volunteer Fire Departments.

"(12) One member designated by the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs.

"(13) Two members designated by the Alabama Council on EMS to represent the designated regional EMS agencies.

"(14) One member designated by the State Committee of Public Health.

"(15) One member designated by the Alabama Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

"(16) One member designated by the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

"(17)(7) One member from a state approved paramedic training school designated by the Alabama Emergency Medical Services Education Committee.

"(18)(8) One member, who shall be an EMT a paramedic, as designated by the professional EMT association if a professional EMT association is designated by the Board of Health or pursuant to other procedure established by law Alabama Emergency Medical Services Association.

"(19)(9) One member designated by the Alabama Chapter of the Emergency Nurses Association Society of Hospital Pharmacists.

"(20)(10) One member, who shall be a paramedic from and designated by the Alabama League of Municipalities Air Medical Services.

"(21)(11) One member designated by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.

"(22) One member designated by the Alabama Emergency Management Council.

"(23) One member designated by the Alabama State Nurses' Association.

"(24) One member designated by the Alabama Firefighters Association.

"(25) One member designated by the Alabama Society of Hospital Pharmacists.

"(12) The state Emergency Medical Services Director, or his or her designee, as a nonvoting ad hoc member.

"(c) Each representative shall serve for a period of four years or until his or her successor is appointed, whichever is sooner.

"(d) Each ex officio member's term will shall be indefinite. In the case of vacancy, the new appointee shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any vacancy shall be filled by the original organization selecting said the member. Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of their office as provided in Article 2, commencing with Section 36-7-20, of Chapter 7 of Title 36 of this code.

"(e) With the consent of the majority of the members of the advisory board, the chair shall set requirements for proxy representation, voting, and the establishment of a quorum."

Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Emergency Medical Services

Health

State Health Officer

Boards and Commissions

Code Amended