ENROLLED
H. B. 2276
(By Delegates J. Martin, Love, Michael, Fragale, Osborne,
Harrison and Willison)
[Passed March 10, 1995; in effect July 1, l995.]
AN ACT to amend and reenact section five, article four-c, chapter
sixteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the
emergency medical services advisory council.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section five, article four-c, chapter sixteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§16-4C-5. Emergency medical services advisory council; duties,
composition, appointment, meetings, compensation
and expenses, continuation.
The emergency medical services advisory council, heretofore
created and established by former section seven of this article,
shall be continued for the purpose of developing, with the
director, standards for emergency medical service personnel and for the purpose of providing advice to the office of emergency
medical services and the director thereof, as established by
section four of this article with respect to reviewing and making
recommendations for and providing assistance to the establishment
and maintenance of adequate emergency medical services for all
portions of this state.
The council shall have the duty to advise the director in
all matters pertaining to his duties and functions in relation to
carrying out the purposes of this article.
The council shall be composed of thirteen members appointed
by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The mountain state emergency medical services association shall
submit to the governor a list of six names of representatives
from their association and a list of three names shall be
submitted to the governor of representatives of their respective
organizations by the West Virginia association of county
officials, West Virginia state firemen's association, West
Virginia hospital association, West Virginia state medical
association, West Virginia chapter of the American college of
emergency physicians, West Virginia emergency medical services
administrators association and the state department of education.
The governor shall appoint from the respective lists submitted
two persons who represent the mountain state emergency medical services association, one of whom shall be a paramedic and one of
whom shall be an emergency medical technician, and one person
from the West Virginia association of county officials, West
Virginia state firemen's association, West Virginia hospital
association, West Virginia state medical association, West
Virginia chapter of the American college of emergency physicians,
West Virginia emergency medical services administrators
association and the state department of education. The governor
shall in addition appoint one person to represent emergency
medical service providers operating within the state, one person
to represent small emergency medical service providers operating
within this state and two persons to represent the general
public. Not more than five of the members shall be appointed
from any one congressional district. No member shall serve more
than four consecutive terms.
The council shall choose its own chairman and meet at the
call of the director at least twice a year.
The members of such council may be reimbursed for any and
all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the
performance of their duties.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the emergency
medical services advisory council should be continued and
reestablished. Accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code, the emergency medical
services advisory council shall continue to exist until the first
day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, to allow for
completion of a preliminary performance review through the joint
committee on government operations.