                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD; PURPOSE; MEMBERSHIP; DUTIES;
REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES; STAFF SUPPORT (§ 32.1-111.4:1)

A. There is hereby created in the executive branch the State Emergency Medical
Services Advisory Board for the purpose of advising the Board concerning the
administration of the statewide emergency medical services system and emergency
medical services vehicles maintained and operated to provide transportation to
persons requiring emergency medical treatment and for reviewing and making
recommendations on the Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan. The Advisory
Board shall be composed of 28 members appointed by the Governor as follows: one
representative each from the Virginia Municipal League, Virginia Association of
Counties, Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, and each of the 11
regional emergency medical services councils; one member each from the Medical
Society of Virginia, Virginia Chapter of the American College of Emergency
Physicians, Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Virginia
Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Emergency Nurses Association or
the Virginia Nurses&#8217; Association, Virginia State Firefighters Association,
Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Virginia Ambulance Association, Virginia
Association of Governmental Emergency Medical Services Administrators, and
Virginia Association of Public Safety Communications Officials; two
representatives of the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc.;
one Virginia professional firefighter; and one consumer who shall not be
involved in or affiliated with emergency medical services in any capacity. Each
organization and group shall submit three nominees from among which the Governor
may make appointments. Of the three nominees submitted by each of the regional
emergency medical services councils, at least one nominee shall be a
representative of providers of prehospital care. Any person appointed to the
Advisory Board shall be a member of the organization that he represents. To
ensure diversity in the organizations and groups represented on the Advisory
Board, the Governor may request additional nominees from the applicable
organizations and groups. However, the Governor shall not be bound to make any
appointment from among any nominees recommended by such organizations and
groups.
			The members of the Advisory Board shall not be eligible to receive
compensation; however, the Department shall provide funding for the
reimbursement of expenses incurred by members of the Advisory Board in the
performance of their duties.

B. Appointments shall be staggered as follows: nine members for a term of two
years, nine members for a term of three years, and 10 members for a term of four
years. Thereafter, appointments shall be for terms of three years, except an
appointment to fill a vacancy, which shall be for the unexpired term.
Appointments shall be in a manner to preserve insofar as possible the
representation of the specified groups. No member shall serve more than two
successive terms. No person representing any organization or group named in
subsection A who has served as a member of the Advisory Board for two or more
successive terms for any period or for six or more consecutive years shall be
nominated for appointment or appointed to the Advisory Board unless at least
three consecutive years have elapsed since the person has served on the Advisory
Board.
			The chairman shall be elected from the membership of the Advisory Board for a
term of one year and shall be eligible for reelection. The Advisory Board shall
meet at least four times annually at the call of the chairman or the
Commissioner.

C. The Advisory Board shall:

   1. Advise the Board on the administration of this article;

   2. Review and make recommendations for the Statewide Emergency Medical
   Services Plan and any revisions thereto; and

   3. Review, on a schedule as it may determine, reports on the status of all
   aspects of the statewide emergency medical services system, including the
   Financial Assistance and Review Committee, the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund,
   the regional emergency medical services councils, and the emergency medical
   services vehicles, submitted by the Office of Emergency Medical Services.

D. The Advisory Board shall establish an Advisory Board Executive Committee to
assist in the work of the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board Executive Committee
shall, in addition to those duties of the Advisory Board Executive Committee
established by the Advisory Board, review the annual financial report of the
Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, as required by &#xA7;
32.1-111.13.

E. The Office of Emergency Medical Services shall provide staff support to the
Advisory Board.

HISTORY: 2015, cc. 502, 503.