Utah Admin. Code 911-5-1500

Current through Bulletin 2025-01, January 1, 2025

Section R911-5-1500 - [Effective until 4/3/2025] EMS Rules Task Force

(1) The EMS rules task force, created under Subsection 53-2d-103(1)(c), shall be composed of the following members appointed by the commissioner:

(a) a representative from the Utah Fire Chiefs' Association;

(b) a representative from the Utah Rural EMS Directors' Association;

(c) an EMS medical director;

(d) a representative from a privately owned EMS agency;

(e) a rural EMS medical dispatch representative;

(f) a paramedic licensed 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; and

(n) a designated nonemergency secured behavioral patient transport representative.

(2) The EMS rules task force member's terms of office shall comply with the following criteria:

(a) except as provided in Subsection R911-5-1500(3)(b), members shall be appointed for a four-year term;

(b) the bureau may adjust the length of terms to ensure the terms of members of the EMS rules task force are staggered so about one-fourth of the EMS rules task force is appointed every year;

(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;

(e) the EMS rules task force shall 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 an 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 that qualified them for the appointment, they shall be replaced at the next two-year interval; and

(g) an equitable mix of urban and rural members is preferred.

(3) Regular meetings of the EMS rules task force shall be scheduled as determined by the membership and the bureau.

Utah Admin. Code R911-5-1500

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-14, effective 7/1/2024

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-01, effective 12/4/2024, exp. 4/3/2025 (Emergency)