Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-9-2-.03 - Statewide Emergency Medical Services Advisory Councils
(1)
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council.
(a) Purpose. A statewide Emergency Medical
Services Advisory Council (EMSAC) shall be established to advise the Department
in matters essential to its operations with respect to emergency medical
services systems.
(b) General
Provisions.
1. The Director and Deputy
Director of the State Office of EMS and Trauma shall act as liaisons between
EMSAC and the Department, and shall provide support, education, and guidance to
EMSAC related to its roles.
2.
EMSAC recommendations are advisory and are not binding on the Department or on
agencies under contract to the Department.
3. EMSAC shall adopt bylaws subject to the
approval of the Department and shall conduct its business in accordance with
the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §
50-18-70 et seq, and Open Meetings
Act, O.C.G.A. §
50-14-1 et seq. Bylaws shall
address frequency of meetings, recording of minutes, membership, creation and
function of committees, managing of conflicts of interest, voting, and other
issues relevant to the function of an advisory council.
4. EMSAC shall be composed of between
twenty-five (25) and thirty-five (35) members who are knowledgeable in the
field of EMS systems and all components thereof, and who represent a broad
cross-section of Georgia's citizens. Membership shall include representation
from each of the following categories, provided that a single member may
represent more than one category:
(i) At least
one representative from each of the state's ten EMS Regions;
(ii) A representative from the statewide
Systems of Care Advisory Council;
(iii) A representative from the statewide
Emergency Medical Services Medical Director's Advisory Council;
(iv) A representative of EMS
education;
(v) A representative
from a fire/rescue service;
(vi) A
representative from an emergency management agency;
(vii) At least one representative from each
of the following EMS agency license types:
(I)
Ground Ambulance
(II) Neonatal
Ambulance
(III) Air
Ambulance
(IV) Medical First
Responder
(viii) At least
one representative from each of the following EMS agency ownership types:
(I) Government (City, County, or
State)
(II) Private (Corporation,
Limited Liability Company, Sole Proprietorship, or other entity)
(III) Hospital
5. Members shall be appointed by the
Commissioner or his/her designee for a term specified in EMSAC's
bylaws.
6. Each EMSAC member shall
serve in a volunteer capacity, without remuneration by the Department, and
shall not be entitled to reimbursement of any expenses, including travel
expenses.
(c) EMSAC's
responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Recommending standards and policies which
affect those persons, services, or agencies regulated under these rules and
Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia;
2. Reviewing and providing comment on
legislative proposals as requested by the Department; and
3. Serve to promote the interest of
improvement of Georgia's statewide emergency medical services systems and all
components thereof.
(2) Emergency Medical Services Medical
Directors Advisory Council.
(a) Purpose. The
Department shall establish a statewide Emergency Medical Services Medical
Directors Advisory Council (EMSMDAC) to advise the Department on issues related
to medical direction of the EMS system.
(b) General Provisions.
1. The Director and Deputy Director of the
State Office of EMS and Trauma and the State EMS Medical Director shall serve
as liaisons between EMSMDAC and the Department, and shall provide support,
education, and guidance to EMSMDAC related to its roles.
2. EMSMDAC recommendations are advisory and
are not binding on the Department or on agencies under contract to the
Department.
3. EMSMDAC shall adopt
bylaws subject to the approval of the Department and shall conduct its business
in accordance with the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §
50-18-70 et seq, and Open Meetings
Act, O.C.G.A. §
50-14-1 et seq. Bylaws shall
address frequency of meetings, recording of minutes, membership, creation and
function of committees, managing conflicts of interest, voting, and other
issues relevant to the function of an advisory council.
4. EMSMDAC shall be composed of between
twenty-five (25) and thirty (30) physician members who are knowledgeable in the
field of EMS systems and all components thereof, and who represent a broad
cross-section of Georgia's EMS programs and the medical community. Membership
shall include representation from each of the following categories, provided
that a single member may represent more than one category:
(i) At least one member from each of the
state's ten EMS Regions;
(ii) At
least one representative from each of the following systems of care:
(I) Cardiac
(II) Stroke
(III) Trauma
(IV) Pediatrics
(V) Perinatal Care/Obstetrics
(iii) Physicians with an interest
and/or expertise in the provision of emergency medical care.
5. EMSMDAC members shall be
appointed by the Commissioner or his/her designee for a term specified in
EMSMDAC's bylaws.
6. Each EMSMDAC
member shall serve in a volunteer capacity, without remuneration by the
Department, and shall not be entitled to reimbursement of any expenses,
including travel expenses.
(c) Responsibilities of EMSMDAC shall
include, but not be limited to:
1. Acting as a
liaison with the medical community, medical facilities, and appropriate
governmental entities;
2. Advising
and providing consultation to the Department on practice issues related to the
care delivered by entities and personnel under the jurisdiction of the
Department;
3. Advising on and
reviewing matters of medical direction and training in conformity with accepted
emergency medical practices and procedures;
4. Recommending and reviewing policies and
procedures affecting patient care rendered by EMS personnel;
5. Advising on the scope and extent of EMS
practice for the emergency medical services of Georgia;
6. Advising on the scope of practice for EMS
personnel licensed in Georgia;
7.
Advising on the formulation of medical, communication, and emergency
transportation protocols; and
8.
Advising on quality improvement issues related to patient care rendered by EMS
personnel.
(3)
Systems of Care Advisory Council.
(a)
Purpose. The Department shall establish a statewide multidisciplinary Systems
of Care Advisory Council (SCAC) to advise the Department on issues essential to
specialty systems of care in Georgia.
(b) General Provisions.
1. The Director and the Deputy Director of
Systems of Care for the State Office of EMS and Trauma shall act as liaisons
between SCAC and the Department, and shall provide support, education, and
guidance to SCAC related to its roles.
2. SCAC recommendations are advisory and are
not binding on the Department or on agencies under contract to the
Department.
3. SCAC shall adopt
bylaws subject to the approval of the Department and shall conduct its business
in accordance with the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §
50-18-70 et seq, and Open Meetings
Act, O.C.G.A. §
50-14-1 et seq. Bylaws shall
address frequency of meetings, recording of minutes, membership, creation and
function of committees, managing conflicts of interest, voting, and other
issues relevant to the function of an advisory council.
4. SCAC shall be composed of between
twenty-five (25) and thirty (30) members who are knowledgeable in specialty
systems of care and all components thereof, and who represent a broad
cross-section of Georgia's citizens. Membership shall include representation
from each of the following categories, provided that a single member may
represent more than one category:
(i) At least
one representative from each of the state's ten EMS Regions;
(ii) At least one representative from a
designated facility in each of the following specialty systems of care:
(I) Cardiac
(II) Stroke
(III) Trauma
(IV) Pediatrics
(V) Perinatal Care/Obstetrics
(iii) An EMS representative from
the statewide Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council;
(iv) An EMS Medical Director representative
from the statewide Emergency Medical Services Medical Director Advisory
Council;
(v) A representative from
hospital emergency preparedness;
(vi) At least one representative from each of
the following facility types:
(I)
Non-designated hospital
(II)
Critical Access hospital
(III)
Rural hospital
(IV) Hospital
rehabilitation services
(V) Free
Standing Emergency Department and/or Urgent Care Center
(vii) A hospital administrator from a
designated specialty care center
5. Members shall be appointed by the
Commissioner or his/her designee for a term specified in SCAC's
bylaws.
6. Each SCAC member shall
serve in a volunteer capacity, without remuneration by the Department, and
shall not be entitled to reimbursement of any expenses, including travel
expenses.
(c) SCAC
responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Recommending standards and policies which
affect those persons, services, or agencies regulated under these rules and
Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia;
2. Reviewing and providing comment on
legislative proposals as requested by the Department; and
3. Serve to promote the interest of
improvement in Georgia's specialty systems of care and all components
thereof.
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