2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 311A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 311A.020 Powers and duties of board -- Executive director and deputy executive director -- Persons employed by board -- Transfer of personnel funds and equipment to Kentucky Community and Technical College System -- Personnel committee.
Download as PDF
311A.020 Powers and duties of board -- Executive director and deputy
executive director -- Persons employed by board -- Transfer of personnel
funds and equipment to Kentucky Community and Technical College
System -- Personnel committee.
(1)
The board shall:
(a) Exercise all of the administrative functions of the state not regulated by
the Board of Medical Licensure or Cabinet for Health and Family Services
in the regulation of the emergency medical services system and the
practice of first responders, emergency medical technicians, paramedics,
ambulance services, and emergency medical services training
institutions, with the exception of employment of personnel as described
in subsections (5) and (6) of this section;
(b) Issue any licenses or certifications authorized by this chapter;
(c) Oversee the operations and establish the organizational structure of the
Office of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, which is
created and shall be attached to the board for administrative purposes.
The office shall be headed by the executive director appointed under
paragraph (d) of this subsection and shall be responsible for:
1.
Personnel and budget matters affecting the board;
2.
Fiscal activities of the board, including grant writing and
disbursement of funds;
3.
Information technology, including the design and maintenance of
databases;
4.
Certification and recertification of first responders;
5.
Certification and recertification of emergency medical technicians;
6.
Licensure and relicensure of ambulances and ambulance services;
7.
Licensure and relicensure of paramedics;
8.
Certification and recertification of paramedic course coordinators;
9.
Investigation of and resolution of quality complaints and ethics
issues; and
10. Other responsibilities that may be assigned to the executive director
by the board;
(d) Employ an executive director and deputy executive director and fix the
compensation. The executive director and deputy executive director shall
serve at the pleasure of the board, administer the day-to-day operations
of the Office of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, and
supervise all directives of the board. The director and deputy executive
director shall possess a baccalaureate degree and shall have no less
than five (5) years of experience in public administration or in the
administration of an emergency medical services program;
(e) Employ or contract with a physician licensed in Kentucky who is board
certified in emergency medicine and fix the compensation. The physician
shall serve at the pleasure of the board and as the medical advisor to the
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services and the staff of the
board;
(f)
(2)
Employ or contract with an attorney licensed to practice law in Kentucky
and fix the compensation. The attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the
board and have primary assignment to the board;
(g) Employ personnel sufficient to carry out the statutory responsibilities of
the board.
1.
Personnel assigned to investigate a first responder program
complaint or regulate the first responder programs shall be certified
first responders, emergency medical technicians, or licensed
paramedics.
2.
Personnel assigned to investigate an emergency medical technician
program complaint or regulate the emergency medical technician
program shall be certified emergency medical technicians or
paramedics.
3.
Personnel assigned to investigate a paramedic program complaint
or regulate the paramedic program shall be licensed paramedics.
4.
A person who is employed by the board who is licensed or certified
by the board shall retain his or her license or certification if he or she
meets the in-service training requirements and pays the fees
specified by administrative regulation.
5.
A person who is employed by the board may instruct in emergency
medical subjects in which he or she is qualified, with the permission
of the board. All instruction shall be rendered without remuneration
other than his or her state salary and the employee shall be
considered as on state duty when teaching.
6.
A person who is employed by the board may render services for
which the person is qualified at a declared disaster or emergency or
in a situation where trained personnel are not available until those
personnel arrive to take over the patient, or where insufficient
trained personnel are available to handle a specific emergency
medical incident. All aid shall be rendered without remuneration
other than the employee's state salary and the employee shall be
considered as on state duty when rendering aid. In cases specified
in this paragraph, the state medical advisor shall serve as the
emergency medical services medical director for the employee;
(h) Establish committees and subcommittees and the membership thereof.
Members of committees and subcommittees do not need to be members
of the board;
(i) Enter into contracts, apply for grants and federal funds, and disburse
funds to local units of government as approved by the General Assembly.
All funds received by the board shall be placed in a trust and agency
account in the State Treasury subject to expenditure by the board;
(j) Administer the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program; and
(k) Establish minimum curriculum and standards for emergency medical
services training.
The board may utilize materials, services, or facilities as may be made
available to it by other state agencies or may contract for materials, services, or
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
facilities.
The board may delegate to the executive director, by written order, any
function other than promulgation of an administrative regulation specified in this
chapter.
Except for securing funding for trauma centers and the implementation of KRS
311A.170, the board shall not serve as the lead agency relating to the
development or regulation of trauma systems, but shall be a partner with other
state agencies in the development, implementation, and oversight of such
systems.
(a) The Kentucky Community and Technical College System shall employ
personnel for the work of the board, and the personnel in the positions
described in this section and all other persons in administrative and
professional positions shall be transferred to the personnel system of the
Kentucky Community and Technical College System on July 12, 2006, in
the appropriate classification to carry out the mission of the board. All
employees transferred under this paragraph shall have all employment
records and months of service credit transferred to the Kentucky
Community and Technical College System. Employees of the board
transferred under this paragraph who subsequently return to state
employment under KRS Chapter 18A shall have their employment
records and months of service credit under the Kentucky Community and
Technical College System transferred back to the KRS Chapter 18A
personnel system, and the employment records and months of service
credit shall be used in calculations for all benefits under KRS Chapter
18A.
(b) New employees hired or contracted after July 12, 2006, shall be
employed or contracted by the Kentucky Community and Technical
College System.
The board shall appoint a personnel committee consisting of the chair of the
board, one (1) physician member of the board, one (1) ambulance service
provider member of the board, one (1) additional member of the board selected
by the chair of the board, and one (1) representative of the Kentucky
Community and Technical College System administration. The personnel
committee shall conduct an annual job performance review of the executive
director, the medical advisor, and the board attorney that conforms with the
personnel standards of the Kentucky Community and Technical College
System and includes a recommendation for or against continued employment
to be presented to the personnel office of the Kentucky Community and
Technical College System.
All state general fund moneys appropriated to the board, all federal funds, all
moneys collected by the board, and all equipment owned by the board shall be
transferred to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System on July
1, 2006.
The board shall develop a proposed biennial budget for all administrative and
operational functions and duties in conjunction with the Kentucky Community
and Technical College System budget submission process. The Kentucky
Community and Technical College System shall not make changes to the
budget proposal submitted by the board, but may submit written comments on
the board's budget proposal to the board and other agencies in the budget
submission process.
Effective:July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. -Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 593, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 243,
sec. 2, contained a reference to the "Kentucky Community and Technical
System" in subsection (8) of this statute. The Reviser of Statutes has corrected
that reference to read "Kentucky Community and Technical College System"
under the authority of KRS 7.136 in accordance with KRS 164.580, which
established the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.