Section 682.NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered](1) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board is established within the Oregon Health Authority. The authority shall provide staffing for the board. The board consists of 19 members appointed by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. Of the members of the board: (a) The State EMS Medical Director of the Emergency Medical Services Program is an ex officio member and serves as the chairperson;(b) One must be a patient advocate or an education professional who specializes in health equity;(c) One must be an emergency medical services provider licensed under ORS 682.216 who represents a private emergency medical services agency licensed under ORS 682.047;(d) One must be an emergency medical services provider licensed under ORS 682.216 who represents a public emergency medical services agency licensed under ORS 682.047;(e) One must be a representative of a nontransport emergency medical services agency;(f) One must be a representative of a labor union that represents emergency medical services providers;(g) One must be an emergency medical services provider licensed under ORS 682.216 who works for an emergency medical services agency licensed under ORS 682.047 within a rural emergency medical services system or a rural hospital as defined in ORS 442.470;(h) One must be a representative of county ambulance service area administrators;(i) One must be a representative of special districts that operate ambulances;(j) One must be a hospital administrator in a hospital that operates an emergency department;(k) One must be a nurse who works in a hospital emergency department;(L) One must be a representative of a public safety answering point, as defined in ORS 403.105;(m) One must be an emergency medicine physician;(n) One must be a person who works in a long term care facility, as defined in ORS 442.015, or who represents long term care facilities, or who works in a residential facility, as defined in ORS 443.400, or who represents residential facilities;(o) One must be a public member who is, or has been, a frequent user of emergency medical services;(p) One must be a representative of a third-party payer of health care insurance;(q) One must be a representative of a patient health care advocacy group;(r) One must be a representative of a rural hospital, or a hospital system that includes a rural hospital, as defined in ORS 442.470; and(s) One must be an emergency medical services physician.(2)(a) The physician members of the board must be physicians licensed under ORS chapter 677 who are in good standing.(b) The member described in subsection (1)(k) of this section must be licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.410 and in good standing.(c) The members of the board who represent emergency medical services agencies must hold valid licenses in good standing.(d) The members of the board who are emergency medical services providers must hold valid licenses in good standing.(3) Board membership must reflect the geographical, cultural, linguistic and economic diversity of this state and must include at least one representative from each emergency medical services region designated under section 11 of this 2024 Act.(4) The term of each member of the board is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. Before the expiration of a term of a member, the director shall appoint a successor whose term begins on January 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment for no more than two consecutive terms. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the director shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.(5) A member of the board is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided under ORS 292.495.(6) The board may adopt rules as necessary to carry out its duties under sections 2 to 16 of this 2024 Act.Added by 2024 Ch. 32,§ 4, eff. 6/6/2024, op. 1/1/2025.