Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R426 - Population Health, Emergency Medical Services
Rule R426-5 - Emergency Medical Services Training, Endorsement, Certification, and Licensing Standards
Section R426-5-3500 - EMS Rules Task Force
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 426-5-3500
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
The EMS Rules Task Force is created under Title 26, Chapter 8a, EMS Act.
(1) The EMS Rules Task Force shall be composed of the following members appointed by the Executive Director of the Department of Health:
(a) a
representative from the Utah Fire Chiefs' Association;
(b) a representative from the Utah Rural EMS
Directors' Association;
(c) a EMS
medical director;
(d) a privately
owned EMS representative;
(e) a
rural EMS medical dispatch representative;
(f) a paramedic licensed provider
representative;
(g) an urban EMS
medical dispatch representative;
(h) an Emergency Nurses Association
representative;
(i) a course
coordinator from an accredited EMS training program;
(j) an endorsed EMS training
officer;
(k) a representative from
the State EMS Committee;
(l) a
designated trauma center representative;
(m) a designated patient receiving facility
representative;
(n) a designated
nonemergency secured behavioral patient transport
representative.
(2) EMS Rules Task Force member terms of office:
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) members shall be appointed for a three
year term.
(b) The Department shall
adjust the length of terms to ensure the terms of members of the EMS Rules Task
Force are staggered so approximately one third of the EMS Rules Task Force is
appointed every two years.
(c)
Members may serve two consecutive full terms.
(d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership
for any reason, the Department shall solicit applications for replacement for
the balance of the unexpired term. If the balance of the term is greater than
50% of the initial term, then the term shall be considered a full
term.
(e) The EMS Rules Task Force
may 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.
(f) If a EMS Rules Task Force member becomes
ineligible for the EMS Rules Task Force membership position through promotion,
an increase in level of license or transfer out of the employment position
which qualified them for the appointment, they shall be replaced at the next
two year interval.
(g) An equitable
mix of urban and rural members is preferred.
(3) EMS Rules Task Force Meetings.
(a) Regular meetings of the EMS Rules Task
Force shall be scheduled as determined by the membership and the
Department.
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