311A.015 Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services -- Members -- Terms --
805 words·~4 min read·
/ky/311a-015A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Quorum -- Procedure -- Removal of members -- Reimbursement -- Annual
reports.
(1)There is hereby created an independent agency of the state government to be known
as the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services.
(2)The board shall consist of the following members, who shall be residents of
Kentucky:
(a)One
(1)physician licensed in Kentucky who serves as the medical director for
an ambulance provider and is board-certified in emergency medicine
appointed by the Governor from a list of three
(3)physicians submitted by the
Kentucky Medical Association or the Kentucky Chapter of the American
College of Emergency Physicians;
(b)One
(1)physician licensed in Kentucky who is routinely involved in the
emergency care of ill or injured children appointed by the Governor from a list
of three
(3)physicians submitted by the Kentucky Medical Association or the
Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians;
(c)One
(1)local government representative appointed by the Governor from a list
of three
(3)individuals submitted by the Kentucky League of Cities;
(d)One
(1)local government representative appointed by the Governor from a list
of three
(3)individuals submitted by the Kentucky Association of Counties;
(e)One
(1)licensed or certified emergency medical services field provider who is
primarily employed by a hospital-based health care facility appointed by the
Governor from a list of three
(3)individuals submitted by the Kentucky
Hospital Association;
(f)One
(1)licensed or certified emergency medical services field provider
appointed by the Governor from a list of three
(3)individuals submitted by the
Kentucky Ambulance Providers Association;
(g)One
(1)licensed or certified emergency medical services field provider
appointed by the Governor from a list of three
(3)individuals submitted by the
Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters;
(h)One
(1)licensed or certified emergency medical services field provider
appointed by the Governor from a list of three
(3)individuals submitted by the
Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs;
(i)One
(1)licensed or certified emergency medical services educator appointed
by the Governor;
(j)One
(1)licensed or certified emergency medical services field provider
appointed by the Governor from a list of three
(3)air medical transportation
providers based in Kentucky submitted by the Kentucky Chapter of the
Association of Air Medical Services;
(k)One
(1)hospital administrator appointed by the Governor from a list of three
(3)individuals submitted by the Kentucky Hospital Association;
(l)One
(1)citizen at large appointed by the Governor who is not associated with
or financially interested in the delivery of medical or emergency services; and
(m)The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or his or her
designee.
(3)Members shall serve for a term of four
(4)years, may be reappointed, and shall
serve no more than two
(2)consecutive terms. A member appointed to a partial
term vacancy exceeding two
(2)years shall be deemed to have served a full term. A
former member may be reappointed following an absence of at least one
(1)term.
(4)The board shall:
(a)Meet at least six
(6)times a year; and
(b)At the first meeting of the board after September 1 of each year, elect a chair
and vice chair by majority vote of the members present and set a schedule of
six
(6)regular meetings for the next twelve
(12)month period.
(5)The board shall adopt a quorum and rules of procedure by administrative regulation.
(a)A member of the board who misses three
(3)regular meetings in a twelve
month period shall be deemed to have resigned from the board and his or her
position shall be deemed vacant.
(b)The failure of a board member to attend a special or emergency meeting shall
not result in any penalty.
(c)The Governor shall appoint a person with the same professional qualifications
to fill the vacancy within ninety
(90)days.
(d)The person removed under this subsection shall not be reappointed to the
board for at least ten
(10)years.
(7)Members of the board shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary
expenses when carrying out official duties of the board in accordance with state
administrative regulations relating to travel reimbursement.
(8)The board shall submit a report to the General Assembly by September 1 of each
year. The report shall include but not be limited to:
(a)A detailed list of income and expenses of the board;
(b)A detailed summary of data collected on the number of complaints against
individuals certified or licensed by the board and emergency medical services
training institutions approved by the board, and the disposition of those
complaints;
(c)An accounting of all new administrative regulations and amendments to
administrative regulations promulgated by the board; and
(d)Recommendations for changes in administrative regulations, board policies,
and statutes.