2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 40:1300.105 — Advisory council; appointment; terms of office; membership

§1300.105.  Advisory council; appointment; terms of office; membership

A.  There is created an Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Council to advise the department and the coordinator of the EMSC program on all matters concerning emergency medical services for children.  The advisory council shall assist in the formulation of policy and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this Part.

B.  The advisory council shall consist of a minimum of seventeen public members to be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for a term of three years.  Membership of the advisory council shall include:  one board certified pediatric surgeon, one practicing pediatrician, one pediatric critical care physician, one board certified pediatric emergency physician and one pediatric psychiatrist, one emergency physician, one emergency medical technician and one paramedic, one family practice physician, two registered emergency nurses, one person representing the nursing schools, one person representing vocational technical emergency medical services education, one administrator of an ambulance service company, and three members, each with a non-medical background, two of whom are parents with children under the age of eighteen.

C.  Vacancies on the advisory council shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the governor in the same manner as originally filled.  The members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.  The advisory council shall elect a chairperson, who may select from among the members a vice chairperson and other officers or subcommittees which are deemed necessary or appropriate.  The council may further organize itself in any manner it deems appropriate and enact bylaws as deemed necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the council.

Acts 1995, No. 1306, §1.