2012 New York Consolidated Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 30-C - (3070 - 3075) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
3075 - Powers and duties of the department.

 
    §  3075.  Powers and duties of the department. 1. The department shall
  develop and maintain, with the advice of  the  state  emergency  medical
  services  for  children  advisory committee, the state emergency medical
  services council, the state emergency medical  advisory  committee,  and
  the  state trauma advisory committee, a statewide system for recognition
  of facilities able  to  provide  sustentative  or  definitive  specialty
  pediatric emergency medical and trauma care for sudden childhood illness
  and  injury  and  for  preferential transport of suddenly ill or injured
  children  to  such  facilities,  and  shall  promote  the  use  of  such
  facilities  in  accordance with written protocols or transfer agreements
  as appropriate.
    2. The department shall develop and maintain, with the advice  of  the
  state  emergency  medical  services for children advisory committee, the
  state emergency medical services council, the  state  emergency  medical
  advisory committee, and the state trauma advisory committee, a statewide
  system  for provision of prehospital medical oversight, including direct
  and indirect medical control, for pediatric emergencies.
    3. The department shall develop, maintain, and offer, with the  advice
  of the state emergency medical services for children advisory committee,
  the  state  emergency  medical  services  council,  the  state emergency
  medical advisory committee, and the  state  trauma  advisory  committee,
  statewide  educational  programs for initial and continuing education in
  pediatric prehospital basic and advanced life support,  including  child
  maltreatment  recognition  and  management,  consistent  with  those  of
  national professional organizations  concerned  with  child  health  and
  emergency care.
    4.  The department shall develop, maintain, and adopt, with the advice
  of the state emergency medical services for children advisory committee,
  the state  emergency  medical  services  council,  the  state  emergency
  medical  advisory  committee,  and  the state trauma advisory committee,
  statewide equipment guidelines for basic and advanced  life  support  of
  pediatric  emergencies,  consistent  with those of national professional
  organizations concerned with child health and emergency care.
    5. The department shall ensure that all  other  aspects  of  emergency
  medical  services  for  children  are  also properly integrated with all
  other emergency medical services, trauma care, and disaster preparedness
  programs, with the advice of the state emergency  medical  services  for
  children  advisory  committee, and shall facilitate timely communication
  among  the  state  emergency  medical  services  for  children  advisory
  committee,  the  state  emergency  medical  services  council, the state
  emergency medical advisory committee,  and  the  state  trauma  advisory
  committee as appropriate.