Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-9 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Subject 511-9-2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Rule 511-9-2-.03 - Statewide Emergency Medical Services Advisory Councils

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(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 and Open Meetings Acts. 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) At least one representative from each of
				the following systems of care:
(a)
				Cardiac
(b) Stroke
(c) Trauma
(d) Pediatrics
(e) Perinatal Care/Obstetrics
(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:
(a)
				Ground Ambulance
(b) Neonatal
				Ambulance
(c) Air
				Ambulance
(d) Medical First
				Responder
(viii) At
				least one representative from each of the following EMS agency ownership types:
(a) Government (City, County, or
				State)
(b) Private (Corporation,
				Limited Liability Company, Sole Proprietorship, or other entity)
(c) Hospital
(ix) Consumers or experts in the field of
				EMS.
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; and
3. Participating as an advocacy body to
				improve Georgia's statewide emergency medical services systems and all
				components thereof.