Utah Admin. Code R911-5-1400 - [Effective until 7/10/2025] EMS Personnel Peer Review Board
(1) The board shall
be composed of the following ten members appointed by the commissioner of the
Department of Public Safety:
(a) one EMS
administrative officer representing a licensed ambulance provider, a licensed
paramedic provider, or a designated quick response unit provider from a county
of the first or second class;
(b)
one EMS administrative officer representing a licensed ambulance provider, a
licensed paramedic provider, or a designated quick response unit provider from
a county of the third through sixth class;
(c) one educational representative from an
approved EMS training program;
(d)
one physician certified and practicing as an EMS medical director;
(e) two representatives from professional
employee groups, one fire based, and one non-fire based;
(f) one endorsed EMS training
officer;
(g) one non-supervisory
licensed EMTs;
(h) one
non-supervisory licensed AEMTs; and
(i) one non-supervisory licensed
paramedic.
(2) The board
shall have an equitable mix of urban and rural members.
(3) The board member's terms of office shall
comply with the following criteria:
(a) except
as provided in Subsection
R911-5-1400(3)(b),
members shall be appointed for a four-year term;
(b) the bureau shall adjust the length of
terms to ensure the terms of members of the board are staggered so about
one-fourth of the board is appointed every year;
(c) no member may serve more than two full
terms;
(d) when a vacancy occurs in
the membership of the board for any reason, the commissioner shall appoint the
replacement for the balance of the unexpired term;
(e) the board shall organize and select one
of its members as chair and one of its members as vice chair to serve no more
than two years in each position; and
(f) if a board member becomes ineligible for
the board membership position through promotion, an increase in level of
licensure, or transfer out of the employment position that qualified them for
the appointment, they shall be removed from the board.
(4) The board meeting shall take place
quarterly.
(a) Regular meetings shall be
noticed and posted to employers and posted in accordance with the Utah Open and
Public Meetings Act, Section
52-4-202.
(b) Failure to attend two or more consecutive
meetings by any member may be grounds for removal of that member and
replacement in accordance with Subsection
R911-5-1400(3)(d).
(c) A member may not receive compensation or
benefits from the bureau for the member's service. The member may receive per
diem and travel expenses in accordance with the department's rules and
policies.
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(1) The board shall be composed of the following ten members appointed by the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety:
(a) one EMS administrative officer representing a licensed ambulance provider, a licensed paramedic provider, or a designated quick response unit provider from a county of the first or second class;
(b) one EMS administrative officer representing a licensed ambulance provider, a licensed paramedic provider, or a designated quick response unit provider from a county of the third through sixth class;
(c) one educational representative from an approved EMS training program;
(d) one physician certified and practicing as an EMS medical director;
(e) two representatives from professional employee groups, one fire based, and one non-fire based;
(f) one endorsed EMS training officer;
(g) one non-supervisory licensed EMTs;
(h) one non-supervisory licensed AEMTs; and
(i) one non-supervisory licensed paramedic.
(2) The board shall have an equitable mix of urban and rural members.
(3) The board member's terms of office shall comply with the following criteria:
(a) except as provided in Subsection R911-5-1400(3)(b), members shall be appointed for a four-year term;
(b) the bureau shall adjust the length of terms to ensure the terms of members of the board are staggered so about one-fourth of the board is appointed every year;
(c) no member may serve more than two full terms;
(d) when a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board for any reason, the commissioner shall appoint the replacement for the balance of the unexpired term;
(e) the board shall organize and select one of its members as chair and one of its members as vice chair to serve no more than two years in each position; and
(f) if a board member becomes ineligible for the board membership position through promotion, an increase in level of licensure, or transfer out of the employment position that qualified them for the appointment, they shall be removed from the board.
(4) The board meeting shall take place quarterly.
(a) Regular meetings shall be noticed and posted to employers and posted in accordance with the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act, Section 52-4-202.
(b) Failure to attend two or more consecutive meetings by any member may be grounds for removal of that member and replacement in accordance with Subsection R911-5-1400(3)(d).
(c) A member may not receive compensation or benefits from the bureau for the member's service. The member may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with the department's rules and policies.