NY Pub Health L § 3002-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 30 - Emergency Medical Services 3002-A - State Emergency Medical Advisory Committee.

§  3002-a.  State emergency medical advisory committee. 1. There shall   be a state emergency medical advisory committee of the  state  emergency   medical  services council consisting of thirty-one members. Twenty-three   members shall be physicians appointed by the commissioner, including one   nominated by  each  regional  emergency  medical  services  council,  an   additional  physician  from  the city of New York, one pediatrician, one   trauma surgeon, one  psychiatrist  and  the  chairperson.  Each  of  the   physicians shall have demonstrated knowledge and experience in emergency   medical  services. There shall be eight non-physician non-voting members   appointed by the chairperson of the state council, at least five of whom   shall be members of the state emergency medical services council at  the   time  of  their  appointment.  At  least  one  of  the eight shall be an   emergency nurse, at least one shall be  an  advanced  emergency  medical   technician,  at least one shall be a basic emergency medical technician,   and  at  least  one  shall  be  employed  in  a  hospital  setting  with   administrative  responsibility  for  a  hospital emergency department or   service.2. The committee shall develop and  recommend  to  the  state  council   statewide  minimum  standards  for:  (a) medical control; (b) treatment,   transportation and triage protocols, including  protocols  for  invasive   procedures  and  infection control; and (c) the use of regulated medical   devices and drugs by  emergency  medical  services  personnel  certified   pursuant   to   this  article.  The  state  emergency  medical  advisory   committee, with the consent of  the  commissioner,  may  issue  advisory   guidelines  in  any  of  these areas, which shall not have the force and   effect of law unless adopted as  rules  and  regulations  by  the  state   emergency medical services council. The state emergency medical advisory   committee  shall  advise  the  state  emergency medical services council   prior to the issuance of any guidelines. The committee shall also review   protocols developed by regional emergency  medical  advisory  committees   for consistency with statewide standards.2-a.  Any  decision  of the state emergency medical advisory committee   regarding  medical  control,  protocols  for   treatment,   triage,   or   transportation,  or the use of regulated medical devices may be appealed   to the commissioner by any required regional emergency medical  services   council,   regional  emergency  medical  advisory  committee,  ambulance   service or advanced life support service, or certified first  responder,   emergency  medical  technician, or advanced emergency medical technician   adversely affected.3. Each member shall have a term of two years,  except  that  five  of   those  first  appointed  shall  have  a term of three years. Members may   succeed themselves.4. The committee shall meet as frequently as its business may require.   The presence of a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The   members of  the  committee  shall  receive  no  compensation  for  their   services  as members, but each shall be allowed the necessary and actual   expenses incurred in the performance of his or  her  duties  under  this   section.5.  No  civil action shall be brought in any court against any member,   officer or employee of the committee for any act done, failure  to  act,   or  statement  or opinion made, while discharging his or her duties as a   member, officer, or employee of the  committee,  without  leave  from  a   justice  of the supreme court, first had and obtained. In no event shall   such member, officer, or employee be liable  for  damages  in  any  such   action if he or she shall have acted in good faith, with reasonable care   and upon probable cause.