Subchapter H. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE COUNCIL


Sec.


1001.141.    Duties and purpose.
1001.142.    Meetings and members.
1001.143.    Disasters.

§ 1001.141. Duties and purpose.

 The Council shall advise the Department on emergency health services issues that relate to manpower and training, communications, ambulance services, special care units, the content of EMS patient care reports, the content of rules and regulations, standards and policies promulgated by the Department and other subjects as required by the act or deemed appropriate by the Depart-ment or the Council. The Council shall also advise the Department on the content of the Statewide EMS development plan, and proposed revisions to it.

Source

   The provisions of this §  1001.141 amended October 13, 2000, effective October 14, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 5363. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (247544).

§ 1001.142. Meetings and members.

 (a)  Meetings of the Council shall be held under the Sunshine Act (65 P. S. § §  271—286).

 (b)  A voting member of the Council shall serve a 3-year term. A voting member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

 (c)  A simple majority of the voting members of the Council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

 (d)  A member of the Council shall serve without compensation, except for reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by members while performing official duties.

§ 1001.143. Disasters.

 In the event of a potential or actual disaster, mass casualty situation or other substantial threat to public health, the Council shall, upon request, assist Federal, State and local agencies in the provision of onsite mitigation, technical assistance, situation assessment, coordination of functions or postincident evaluations. Recruitment of volunteer expertise available to the Council will be requested and utilized as conditions and circumstances necessitate.


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