311A.020 Powers and duties of board -- Executive director and deputy executive
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director -- Persons employed by board -- Personnel committee -- Proposed
biennial budget.
(1)The board shall:
(a)Exercise all of the administrative functions of the state not regulated by the
Board of Medical Licensure or Cabinet for Health and Family Services in the
regulation of the emergency medical services system and the practice of
emergency medical services, and emergency medical services training
institutions, with the exception of employment of personnel as described in
subsections
(5)and
(6)of this section;
(b)Issue any licenses or certifications authorized by this chapter;
(c)Oversee the operations and establish the organizational structure of the Office
of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, which is created and
shall be attached to the board for administrative purposes. The office shall be
headed by the executive director appointed under paragraph
(d)of this
subsection and shall be responsible for:
1. Personnel and budget matters affecting the board;
2. Fiscal activities of the board, including grant writing and disbursement
of funds;
3. Information technology, including the design and maintenance of
databases;
4. Certification and recertification of emergency medical responders;
5. Certification and recertification of emergency medical technicians and
advanced emergency medical technicians;
6. Licensure and relicensure of ambulances, ambulance services, and
mobile integrated healthcare programs;
7. Licensure and relicensure of paramedics;
8. Certification and recertification of advanced practice paramedics;
9. Certification and recertification of EMS educators;
10. Investigation of and resolution of complaints and ethics issues pertaining
to professional certifications and licenses;
11. The resolution of complaints and ethics issues pertaining to ambulances,
ambulance services, and mobile integrated healthcare programs; and
12. Other responsibilities that may be assigned to the executive director by
the board;
(d)Employ an executive director and deputy executive director and fix the
compensation. The executive director and deputy executive director shall
serve at the pleasure of the board, administer the day-to-day operations of the
Office of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, and supervise
all directives of the board. The director and deputy executive director shall
possess a baccalaureate degree and shall have no less than five
(5)years of
experience in public administration or in the administration of an emergency
medical services program;
(e)Employ or contract with a physician licensed in Kentucky who is board
certified in emergency medicine and fix the compensation. The physician shall
serve at the pleasure of the board and as the medical advisor to the Kentucky
Board of Emergency Medical Services and the staff of the board;
(f)Employ or contract with an attorney licensed to practice law in Kentucky and
fix the compensation. The attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the board and
have primary assignment to the board. The board and the attorney shall
implement and oversee the regulatory process;
(g)Employ personnel sufficient to carry out the statutory responsibilities of the
board in accordance with the following:
1. Personnel assigned to investigate an emergency medical responder
program complaint or regulate the emergency medical responder
programs shall be certified emergency medical responders, emergency
medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians, or
licensed paramedics;
2. Personnel assigned to investigate an emergency medical technician
program complaint or regulate the emergency medical technician
program shall be certified emergency medical technicians, advanced
emergency medical technicians, or paramedics;
3. Personnel assigned to investigate an advanced emergency medical
technician program complaint or regulate the advanced emergency
medical technician program shall be certified advanced emergency
medical technicians or paramedics;
4. Personnel assigned to investigate a paramedic program complaint or
regulate the paramedic program shall be licensed paramedics;
5. A person who is employed by the board who is licensed or certified by
the board shall retain his or her license or certification if he or she meets
the in-service training requirements and pays the fees specified by
administrative regulation;
6. A person who is employed by the board may instruct in emergency
medical subjects in which he or she is qualified, with the permission of
the board. All instruction shall be rendered without remuneration other
than his or her state salary and the employee shall be considered as on
state duty when teaching; and
7. A person who is employed by the board may render services for which
the person is qualified at a declared disaster or emergency or in a
situation where trained personnel are not available until those personnel
arrive to take over the patient, or where insufficient trained personnel are
available to handle a specific emergency medical incident. All aid shall
be rendered without remuneration other than the employee's state salary
and the employee shall be considered as on state duty when rendering
aid. In cases specified in this paragraph, the state medical advisor shall
serve as the emergency medical services medical director for the
employee;
(h)Establish committees and subcommittees and the membership thereof.
Members of committees and subcommittees do not need to be members of the
board but shall reflect the qualifications of the board members;
(i)Enter into contracts, apply for grants and federal funds, and disburse funds to
local units of government as approved by the General Assembly. All funds
received by the board shall be placed in a trust and agency account in the State
Treasury subject to expenditure by the board;
(j)Administer the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program; and
(k)Establish minimum curriculum and standards for emergency medical services
training.
(2)The board may utilize materials, services, or facilities as may be made available to it
by other state agencies or may contract for materials, services, or facilities.
(3)The board may delegate to the executive director, by written order, any function
specified in this chapter other than promulgation of an administrative regulation.
(4)Except for securing funding for trauma centers, the board shall not serve as the lead
agency relating to the development or regulation of trauma systems, but shall be a
partner with other state agencies in the development, implementation, and oversight
of such systems.
(5)The chair of the board shall appoint a personnel committee. The personnel
committee shall conduct an annual job performance review of the executive
director, the medical advisor, and the board attorney that conforms with the state
personnel standards and includes a recommendation for or against continued
employment to be presented to the board.
(6)The board shall develop a proposed biennial budget for all administrative and
operational functions and duties.