Section 22-18-40 State Emergency Medical Control Committee. - Alabama Statutes

Section 22-18-40

State Emergency Medical Control Committee.

The board shall be assisted in formulating rules and policy pertaining to emergency medical services by the State Emergency Medical Control Committee (SEMCC). Members of the SEMCC shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of their office at the same rate paid state employees. The chair of SEMCC may establish subcommittees of SEMCC comprised of representatives from ambulance, fire, rescue, and other EMS groups, as needed. The SEMCC shall be composed as follows:

(1) The medical directors of each regional EMS agency designated by the board.

(2) One member who shall be appointed by the Alabama Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

(3) One member who shall be appointed by the State Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.

(4) One member who shall be appointed by the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

(5) The State EMS Medical Director, who shall serve as its chair.

(6) The State Trauma Consultant if a physician is designated as such by the Board of Health or pursuant to other procedure established by law.

(Acts 1995, No. 95-276, p. 488, §3.)