EMS Advisory Council
EMS ADVISORY BODY. The participating hospitals and freestanding surgical outpatient facilities, where appropriate, within a medical control authority region shall appoint a representative to participate on the EMS Advisory body. The medical control authority must appoint an advisory body. The advisory body is mandated by law to advise the medical control authority on the appointment of the medical director. The advisory body shall be comprised, at a minimum, of a representative of each type of life support agency and each type of emergency medical services personnel functioning within the medical control authority’s boundaries (Section 20918(2)). No more than 10% of the membership of the advisory body of a medical control authority shall be employees of the medical director or of an entity substantially owned or controlled by the medical director (Section 20918(4)).
The advisory body shall, at a minimum, do the following:
The advisory body shall, at a minimum, do the following:
- Advise the medical control authority on the appointment of a medical director
- Advise the medical control authority on the development of protocols
- Meet at least quarterly.
- A representative of each MCA approved transporting life support agency;
- A representative of each type of emergency medical services personnel functioning within the medical control authority’s boundaries.
- A representative from Allegan County Central Dispatch
- A representative from the Allegan County Fire Services
- A representative from Allegan County Emergency Management
- A representative from each participating hospital and freestanding surgical facility.