The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 18 : Health

Chapter 017 : Emergency Medical Services

• § 909. EMS Advisory Committee; EMS Education Council

  (a) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee shall advise the Department of Health on matters relating to the delivery of emergency medical services (EMS) in Vermont.

  (b) The Committee shall comprise the following members:

  (1) one representative from each EMS district in the State, with each representative being appointed by the EMS Board in that individual’s district;

  (2) a representative from the Vermont Ambulance Association or designee;

  (3) a representative from the Initiative for Rural Emergency Medical Services program at the University of Vermont or designee;

  (4) a representative from the Professional Firefighters of Vermont or designee;

  (5) a representative from the Vermont Career Fire Chiefs Association or designee;

  (6) a representative from the Vermont State Firefighters’ Association or designee;

  (7) an emergency department nurse manager or emergency department director of a Vermont hospital appointed by the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems;

  (8) the Commissioner of Health or designee; and

  (9) a local government member not affiliated with emergency medical services, firefighter services, or hospital services, appointed by the Vermont League of Cities and Towns.

  (c)(1) The Committee shall select from among its members a chair who is not an employee of the State.

  (2) The Committee shall have the administrative, technical, and legal assistance of the Agency of Human Services.

  (d) The Committee shall meet not less than quarterly and may be convened at any time by the Chair or at the request of 11 Committee members. Not more than two meetings each year shall be held in the same EMS district. One meeting each year shall be held at a Vermont EMS conference.

  (e)(1) The Committee shall develop and maintain a five-year statewide plan for the coordinated delivery of emergency medical services in Vermont. The plan, which shall be updated at least annually, shall include:

  (A) specific goals for the delivery of emergency medical services in this State;

  (B) a time frame for achieving the stated goals;

  (C) cost data and alternative funding sources for achieving the stated goals; and

  (D) performance standards for evaluating the stated goals.

  (2) Annually, on or before December 15, the Committee shall deliver to the Commissioner of Health and the General Assembly a report reviewing progress toward achieving the goals in the five-year plan and the goals set by the Committee for the coming year.

  (f) In addition to its plan and report set forth in subsection (e) of this section, the Committee shall identify EMS resources and needs in each EMS district and provide that information to the Green Mountain Care Board to inform the Board’s periodic revisions to the Health Resource Allocation Plan developed pursuant to subsection 9405(b) of this title.

  (g) The Committee shall establish from among its members the EMS Education Council, which may:

  (1) sponsor training and education programs required for emergency medical personnel licensure in accordance with the Department of Health’s required standards for that training and education; and

  (2) provide advice to the Department of Health regarding the standards for emergency medical personnel licensure and any recommendations for changes to those standards. (Added 2011, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 39; amended 2017, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 30, 2018; 2019, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 14, 2020; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; 2023, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. June 6, 2024.)