Section Saf-C 5902.01 - Regional Councils and District Committee Designation(a) A minimum of 3 EMS regional councils shall be designated by the coordinating board.(b) Applicants for a regional council shall submit, in writing, a letter of intent for regional council designation to the coordinating board.(c) Within 6 months of receipt of the application, the coordinating board shall interview the applicants to determine their candidacy as a regional council.(d) The coordinating board shall grant regional council designation if the applicant meets the criteria identified in (h) through (k) below.(e) Regional council designation shall be granted for a period of 5 years, commencing with the date of approval.(f) Renewal of regional council designation shall be made in accordance with (b) through (d) above.(g) Renewal of regional council designation shall be denied for failing to meet the criteria identified in (h) and (l) below.(h) At minimum, each regional council shall be composed of 10 members, at least one representative from each of the following categories: (2) Area hospitals or facilities;(3) Area NH-licensed physicians experienced in emergency medicine, pursuant to RSA 153-A:6;(4) Area mutual aid organizations, if applicable;(5) Area law enforcement agencies;(6) Area career fire service organizations, if applicable;(7) Area volunteer or call fire service organizations;(8) Area commercial EMS units, if applicable; and(9) Area volunteer EMS units, which shall be non-fire service related, if applicable.(i) The above listed regional council composition shall be reviewed by the coordinating board, in accordance with RSA 153-A:4, V.(j) Of the council members referenced in (h) above, one member listed shall be certified at the BLS level, and one member at the ALS level.(k) All regional councils shall establish by-laws which shall be submitted to the coordinating board.(l) Regional councils shall implement the objectives of the coordinating board by: (1) Facilitating communications between district committees and the coordinating board by delivering, via any medium available: a. Information in any form; andb. Other correspondence pertaining to EMS services and activities;(2) Coordinating communications among EMS units, hospitals or facilities, mutual aid associations, and district committees through the use of: a. Common radio frequencies; and(3) Addressing overall patient care issues identified by regional council constituents; and(4) Assisting district committees in the implementation of quality improvement through training in the areas of: b. Provider training; andc. Communication among: 3. The coordinating board; and(m) Regional councils shall demonstrate their responsibilities as set forth in (k) and (l) above to the coordinating board by:(1) Meeting, at minimum, quarterly during the calendar year;(2) Providing, on a quarterly basis, a written record of such meetings to the coordinating board; and(3) Having at least one regional council designee attend, at minimum, one meeting of the coordinating board per calendar year.(n) District committees shall affiliate with a regional council for administrative purposes.(o) Hospitals/facilities, mutual aid associations, district committees, and EMS units may apply for multiple regional council affiliation if their catchment area extends beyond a single regional council area.(p) District committees shall embody any of the following: (1) One or more hospitals or facilities;(2) Mutual aid associations; or(3) An affiliation of at least 3 units.(q) Applicants for a district committee shall submit, in writing, a letter of intent for designation as a district to the regional council to which it seeks affiliation.(r) The regional council shall grant district committee designation if the applicant meets the criteria identified in (p) and (q) above.(s) District committee designation shall be granted for a period of 5 years, commencing with the date of approval.(t) Renewal of district committee designation shall be made in accordance with (p) and (q) above.N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 5902.01
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Saf-C 5900) #8630, INTERIM, eff 5-19-06, EXPIRED: 11-15-06
New. #9779-A, eff 9-8-10 (from Saf-C 5902.001)
Amended by Volume XXXV Number 40, Filed october 8, 2015, Proposed by #10932, Effective 9/15/2015, Expires 9/15/2025.Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 24, Filed June 13, 2019, Proposed by #12790, Effective 5/24/2019, Expires 5/24/2029.