This document includes Senate Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 9:30 AM by lpoole.
This document includes Senate 2nd and 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 11:39 AM by lucydaynes.
Representative Douglas V. Sagers proposes the following substitute bill:


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LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AMENDMENTS

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Douglas V. Sagers

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Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends the Emergency Medical Services Assistance Act.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     amends the membership of the Emergency Medical Services Committee.
13     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
14          None
15     Other Special Clauses:
16          None
17     Utah Code Sections Affected:
18     AMENDS:
19          26-8a-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 51 and 297
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21     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22          Section 1. Section 26-8a-103 is amended to read:
23          26-8a-103. State Emergency Medical Services Committee -- Membership --
24     Expenses.
25          (1) The State Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 26-1-7 shall
26     be composed of the following Ŝ→ [16] 17 ←Ŝ members appointed by the governor, at least [five]
26a     six of
27     whom shall reside in a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class:
28          (a) five physicians licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or
29     Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, as follows:
30          (i) one surgeon who actively provides trauma care at a hospital;
31          (ii) one rural physician involved in emergency medical care;
32          (iii) two physicians who practice in the emergency department of a general acute
33     hospital; and
34          (iv) one pediatrician who practices in the emergency department or critical care unit of
35     a general acute hospital or a children's specialty hospital;
36          (b) Ŝ→ [one representative] two representatives ←Ŝ from Ŝ→ [a] ←Ŝ private ambulance
36a     Ŝ→ [provider] providers ←Ŝ ;
37          (c) one representative from an ambulance provider that is neither privately owned nor
38     operated by a fire department;
39          (d) two chief officers from fire agencies operated by the following classes of licensed
40     or designated emergency medical services providers: municipality, county, and fire district,
41     provided that no class of medical services providers may have more than one representative
42     under this Subsection (1)(d);
43          (e) one director of a law enforcement agency that provides emergency medical
44     services;
45          (f) one hospital administrator;
46          (g) one emergency care nurse;
47          (h) one paramedic in active field practice;
48          (i) one emergency medical technician in active field practice;
49          (j) one certified emergency medical dispatcher affiliated with an emergency medical
50     dispatch center; and
51          (k) one consumer.
52          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), members shall be appointed to a
53     four-year term beginning July 1.
54          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the governor:
55          (i) shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to
56     ensure that the terms of committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the
57     committee is appointed every two years[.];
58          (ii) may not reappoint a member for more than two consecutive terms; and
59          (iii) shall Ŝ→ : ←Ŝ
59a     Ŝ→      (A) initially ←Ŝ Ŝ→ [replace Ŝ→ [a] the ←Ŝ member in Subsection (1)(b) with Ŝ→ [a
59a1     member
59b     who is] two members who are each ←Ŝ from a different
60     private provider than the member being replaced] appoint the second member under Subsection
60a1     (1)(b) from a different private provider than the private provider currently serving under
60a2     Subsection (1)(b) ←Ŝ Ŝ→ ; and ←Ŝ
60a     Ŝ→      (B) thereafter stagger each replacement of a member in Subsection (1)(b) so that Ŝ→ [
60a1a      one
60b     private provider does not hold both] the ←Ŝ member positions under Subsection (1)(b) ←Ŝ Ŝ→
60c      are not held by representatives of the same private provider ←Ŝ .
61          (c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
62     appointed by the governor for the unexpired term.
63          (3) (a) Each January, the committee shall organize and select one of its members as
64     chair and one member as vice chair. The committee may organize standing or ad hoc
65     subcommittees, which shall operate in accordance with guidelines established by the
66     committee.
67          (b) The chair shall convene a minimum of four meetings per year. The chair may call
68     special meetings. The chair shall call a meeting upon request of five or more members of the
69     committee.
70          (c) Nine members of the committee constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
71     and the action of a majority of the members present is the action of the committee.
72          (4) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
73     may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
74          (a) Section 63A-3-106;
75          (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
76          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
77     63A-3-107.
78          (5) Administrative services for the committee shall be provided by the department.