26-8a-409 - Ground ambulance and paramedic licenses -- Hearing and presiding officers. - Utah Statutes

26-8a-409. Ground ambulance and paramedic licenses -- Hearing and presidingofficers.
(1) The department shall set certification and training standards for hearing officers andpresiding officers.
(2) At a minimum, a presiding officer shall:
(a) be familiar with the theory and application of public convenience and necessity; and
(b) have a working knowledge of the emergency medical service system in the state.
(3) In addition to the requirements in Subsection (2), a hearing officer shall also belicensed to practice law in the state.
(4) The department shall provide training for hearing officer and presiding officercandidates in the theory and application of public convenience and necessity and on theemergency medical system in the state.
(5) The department shall maintain a roster of no less than five individuals who meet theminimum qualifications for both presiding and hearing officers and the standards set by thedepartment.
(6) The parties may mutually select an officer from the roster if the officer is available.
(7) If the parties cannot agree upon an officer under Subsection (4), the department shallrandomly select an officer from the roster or from a smaller group of the roster agreed upon bythe applicant and the objecting interested parties.

Enacted by Chapter 141, 1999 General Session