2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System
8108 - State Advisory Board.

     § 8108.  State Advisory Board.
        (a)  Designation and composition.--The board shall be
     composed of volunteer, professional and paraprofessional
     organizations involved in EMS. The board shall be geographically
     representative of the provider organizations that represent EMS
     providers, firefighters, regional EMS councils, physicians,
     hospital administrators and other health care providers
     concerned with EMS. The board may be composed of up to 30
     organizations. Each organization that is a member of the
     Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council and is elected to
     serve as a member on the board shall have one vote on the board.
        (b)  Duties.--The duties of the board shall be to:
            (1)  Elect officers.
            (2)  Advise the department concerning manpower and
        training, communications, EMS agencies, content of
        regulations, standards and policies promulgated by the
        department under this chapter and other subjects deemed
        appropriate by the department.
            (3)  Serve as the forum for discussion on the content of
        the Statewide EMS system plan, or any proposed revisions
        thereto, and advise the department as to the content of the
        plan.
        (c)  Open meetings.--Meetings of the board shall be held in
     accordance with 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).
        (d)  Terms.--A voting member of the board shall serve a
     three-year term. A voting member shall not serve more than two
     consecutive terms.
        (e)  Quorum.--A simple majority of the voting members of the
     board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
        (f)  Compensation.--Members of the board shall serve without
     compensation, except the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services
     Council, through its contract or grant with the department, may
     pay necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by members of the
     board while performing their official duties.
        (g)  Contracts and grants.--The department shall contract
     with or provide a grant to the board for performance of its work
     under subsection (b). Contracts and grants between the
     department and the board for the performance of work other than
     under subsection (b) shall be subject to section 8112 (relating
     to contracts and grants) where applicable.