Section R911-5-3500 - EMS Rules Task Force(1) The EMS rules task force is created under Subsection 53-2d-103(1)(c).(2) The EMS rules task force shall be composed of the following members appointed by the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services:(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.(3) The EMS rules task force member's terms of office will comply with the following criteria.(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 about 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 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.(g) An equitable mix of urban and rural members is preferred.(4) Regular meetings of the EMS rules task force shall be scheduled as determined by the membership and the department.Utah Admin. Code R911-5-3500
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-14, effective 7/1/2024