§ 1001.121. Designation of regional EMS councils.
(a) The Department will designate a regional EMS council that satisfies the representation requirements in § 1001.125 (relating to requirements) for each geographic area of this Commonwealth.
(b) The designation of the geographical area will be based on:
(1) Existing usual patient care flow patterns.
(2) The capability to provide definitive care services to the majority of general, emergent and critical patients.
(3) Financial resources to sustain the EMS system operations.
(4) The capability to establish community-wide and regional care programs.
(c) The Department will evaluate the performance and effectiveness of each regional EMS council on a periodic basis to assure that each council is appropriately meeting the needs of its region in planning, developing, maintaining, expanding, improving and upgrading the EMS system in its region.
The provisions of this § 1001.121 amended October 13, 2000, effective October 14, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 5363. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (247540).
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