NY Pub Health L § 3074 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 30-C - Emergency Medical Services for Children 3074 - State Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee.

§  3074.  State  emergency  medical  services  for  children  advisory   committee. 1. There is hereby continued  in  the  department  the  state   emergency  medical  services  for  children advisory committee. It shall   consist  of  child  health  professionals  and  child  health  advocates   representative  of  all  geographic  areas  of  the  state  and of those   occupations regularly involved in the care of  children  with  emergency   health  care  needs.  Its  members shall include, but not necessarily be   limited to, a  pediatric  emergency  medicine  physician  and  nurse,  a   pediatric  critical  care  physician  and  nurse, a pediatric surgeon, a   pediatric physiatrist, a pediatric primary care physician, an  emergency   medicine  physician, a pediatric emergency medical services physician, a   pediatric toxicologist physician, a prehospital care provider, a  school   nurse,  a  hospital  administrator,  the  parent  of a previously ill or   injured child, and the parent of a child with special health care needs,   appointed by the commissioner upon  recommendation  of  the  appropriate   statewide  professional  or  parental  organizations  for  terms of four   years, which may  be  renewed.  It  shall  advise  the  department,  the   commissioner,  the  state  emergency medical services council, the state   emergency medical advisory committee,  and  the  state  trauma  advisory   committee  regarding  all  aspects  of  emergency  medical  services for   children, including, but not necessarily limited to, pediatric emergency   medical, trauma, and disaster care, and the  early  care  of  maltreated   children  and  children  with  special  health  care  needs.  The  state   emergency  medical  services  director,  the  state  emergency   medical   services  medical  director,  the  state  emergency medical services for   children program director, the  state  emergency  medical  services  for   children  program  coordinator,  the  state trauma medical director, the   state trauma program manager,  the  governor's  highway  traffic  safety   administrator,  and  the  state  emergency medical services for children   data manager, shall also serve as  nonvoting  members  ex  officio.  The   commissioner shall appoint a physician to chair the committee.2.   The  state  emergency  medical  services  for  children  advisory   committee shall meet as frequently as  its  business  may  require,  but   ordinarily  no  less  than quarterly. The members of the state emergency   medical services  for  children  advisory  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.3.  The  commissioner  shall  designate  an officer or employee of the   department to assist the state emergency medical services  for  children   advisory  committee in the performance of its duties under this section,   to coordinate the activities of the state emergency medical services for   children  program  and  to  facilitate  communication  with  the   state   emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory   committee, and the state trauma advisory committee.4.  In  no  event  shall any member, officer, or employee of the state   emergency medical services for children advisory committee be liable for   damages in any civil action  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 state emergency medical services for   children advisory committee if he or she shall have acted in good faith,   with reasonable care.