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2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 311A - Emergency medical services
311A.015 Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services -- Members -- Terms -- Quorum -- Procedure -- Removal of members -- Reimbursement -- Annual reports.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 311A.015 (2021)
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311A.015 Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services -- Members -- Terms -Quorum -- Procedure -- Removal of members -- Reimbursement -- Annual reports. (1) (2) (3) The Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services is created and shall be attached to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The board shall consist of thirteen (13) members who are residents of Kentucky appointed by the Governor in conjunction with recognized state emergency medical services related organizations. Membership shall be made up of the following: (a) One (1) emergency medical technician who works for a government agency but is not serving in an educational, management, or supervisory capacity; (b) One (1) physician licensed in Kentucky serving as medical director of an advanced life support ambulance service selected from a list of three (3) physicians submitted by the Kentucky Medical Association; (c) One (1) physician licensed in Kentucky who is routinely involved in the emergency care of ill or injured children selected from a list of three (3) physicians submitted by the Kentucky Medical Association; (d) One (1) citizen having no involvement in the delivery of medical or emergency services; (e) One (1) certified emergency medical services educator; (f) One (1) fire-service-based, licensed Class I ground ambulance service administrator who is a certified emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a licensed paramedic; (g) One (1) licensed air ambulance service administrator or paramedic for a licensed air ambulance service headquartered in Kentucky; (h) One (1) privately operated, licensed Class 1 ground ambulance service administrator who is a certified emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a licensed paramedic; (i) One (1) hospital administrator selected from a list of three (3) nominees submitted by the Kentucky Hospital Association; (j) One (1) advanced life support ambulance provider who is an advanced emergency medical technician or a licensed paramedic, who works for a government agency but is not serving in an educational, management, or supervisory capacity; (k) One (1) publicly operated Class I ground ambulance service administrator who is a certified emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a licensed paramedic; (l) One (1) mayor of a city that operates, either directly or through contract services, a licensed Class I ground ambulance service; and (m) One (1) county judge/executive from a county that operates, whether directly or through contract services, a licensed Class I ground ambulance service. (a) Members shall serve for a term of four (4) years, may be reappointed, and shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive terms. A member appointed to a (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) partial term vacancy exceeding two (2) years shall be deemed to have served a full term. A former member may be reappointed following an absence of at least one (1) term. (b) Any person serving on the board in a position eliminated on June 27, 2019, and whose term has not expired prior to the June 27, 2019, may continue to serve in a voting, ex officio capacity until the expiration of his or her term. The board shall: (a) Meet at least six (6) times a year; and (b) At the first meeting of the board after September 1 of each year, elect a chair and vice chair by majority vote of the members present and set a schedule of six (6) regular meetings for the next twelve (12) month period. The board shall adopt a quorum and rules of procedure by administrative regulation. (a) A member of the board who misses three (3) regular meetings in a twelve (12) month period shall be deemed to have resigned from the board and his or her position shall be deemed vacant. (b) The failure of a board member to attend a special or emergency meeting shall not result in any penalty. (c) The Governor shall appoint a person of the same class to fill the vacancy within ninety (90) days. (d) The person removed under this subsection shall not be reappointed to the board for at least ten (10) years. Members of the board shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses when carrying out official duties of the board in accordance with state administrative regulations relating to travel reimbursement. Annual reports and recommendations from the board shall be sent by September 1 each year to the Governor, the president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, and the General Assembly. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 2, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002.
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