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Chapter 190

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  190.101.  State advisory council on emergency medical services, members, purpose, duties — subcommittee established, duties. — 1.  There is hereby established a "State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services" which shall consist of sixteen members, one of which shall be a resident of a city not within a county.  The members of the council shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and shall serve terms of four years.  The governor shall designate one of the members as chairperson.  The chairperson may appoint subcommittees that include noncouncil members.

  2.  The state EMS medical directors advisory committee and the regional EMS advisory committees will be recognized as subcommittees of the state advisory council on emergency medical services.

  3.  The council shall have geographical representation and representation from appropriate areas of expertise in emergency medical services including volunteers, professional organizations involved in emergency medical services, EMT's, paramedics, nurses, firefighters, physicians, ambulance service administrators, hospital administrators and other health care providers concerned with emergency medical services.  The regional EMS advisory committees shall serve as a resource for the identification of potential members of the state advisory council on emergency medical services.

  4.  The state EMS medical director, as described under section 190.103, shall serve as an ex officio member of the council.

  5.  The members of the council and subcommittees shall serve without compensation except that members of the council shall, subject to appropriations, be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and meeting expenses related to the functions of the council.

  6.  The purpose of the council is to make recommendations to the governor, the general assembly, and the department on policies, plans, procedures and proposed regulations on how to improve the statewide emergency medical services system.  The council shall advise the governor, the general assembly, and the department on all aspects of the emergency medical services system.

  7.  (1)  There is hereby established a standing subcommittee of the council to monitor the implementation of the recognition of the EMS personnel licensure interstate compact under sections 190.900 to 190.939, the interstate commission for EMS personnel practice, and the involvement of the state of Missouri.  The subcommittee shall meet at least biannually and receive reports from the Missouri delegate to the interstate commission for EMS personnel practice.  The subcommittee shall consist of at least seven members appointed by the chair of the council, to include at least two members as recommended by the Missouri state council of firefighters and one member as recommended by the Missouri Association of Fire Chiefs.  The subcommittee may submit reports and recommendations to the council, the department of health and senior services, the general assembly, and the governor regarding the participation of Missouri with the recognition of the EMS personnel licensure interstate compact.

  (2)  The subcommittee shall formally request a public hearing for any rule proposed by the interstate commission for EMS personnel practice in accordance with subsection 7 of section 190.930.  The hearing request shall include the request that the hearing be presented live through the internet.  The Missouri delegate to the interstate commission for EMS personnel practice shall be responsible for ensuring that all hearings, notices of, and related rulemaking communications as required by the compact be communicated to the council and emergency medical services personnel under the provisions of subsections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of section 190.930.

  (3)  The department of health and senior services shall not establish or increase fees for Missouri emergency medical services personnel licensure in accordance with this chapter for the purpose of creating the funds necessary for payment of an annual assessment under subdivision (3) of subsection 5 of section 190.924.

  8.  The council shall consult with the time-critical diagnosis advisory committee, as described under section 190.257, regarding time-critical diagnosis.

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(L. 1998 S.B. 743, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1953 merged with S.B. 1107, A.L. 2018 S.B. 870, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2331)


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