§ 23-27.1-10 — Establishment of the interstate commission for emergency medical services personnel practice

North Dakota § 23-27.1-10

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 23: Health and Safety
• Ch. 23-27.1: Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact

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services personnel practice.
1. The compact states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the
interstate commission for emergency medical services personnel practice.
a. The commission is a body politic and an instrumentality of the compact states.
b. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission must be
brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the
principal office of the commission is located. The commission may waive venue
and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in
alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
c. Nothing in this compact may be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.
2. a. Each member state shall have and be limited to one delegate. The responsible
official of the state emergency medical services authority or the official's designee
shall be the delegate to this compact for each member state. Any delegate may
be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from
which the delegate is appointed. Any vacancy occurring in the commission must
be filled in accordance with the laws of the member state in which the vacancy
exists. If more than one board, office, or other agency with the legislative
mandate to license emergency medical services personnel at and above the level
of emergency medical technician exists, the governor of the state shall determine
which entity is responsible for assigning the delegate.
b. Each delegate is entitled to one vote with regard to the promulgation of rules and
creation of bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate in the
business and affairs of the commission. A delegate shall vote in person or by
such other means as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may provide for
delegates' participation in meetings by telephone or other means of
communication.
c. The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. Additional
meetings must be held as set forth in the bylaws.
d. All meetings must be open to the public, and public notice of meetings must be
given in the same manner as required under the rulemaking provisions in section