§ 16-4C-4 — Office of Emergency Medical Services created; requiring appointment of a Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services; staffing

(a) There is created under the Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health an office to be known as the Office of Emergency Medical Services. A Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health to manage the office in a manner consistent with the purposes of this article. The director shall have experience in the delivery and administration of emergency medical services and related pre-hospital care. The director shall serve at the will and pleasure of the secretary and shall not be actively engaged or employed in any other business, vocation, or employment, serving full time as the Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services.

(b) The commissioner may employ any technical, clerical, stenographic, and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. The personnel may be paid from funds appropriated therefor or from other funds as may be made available for carrying out the purposes of this article.

(c) The Office of Emergency Medical Services, as created by former §16-4D-4 of this code, shall continue in existence as the Office of Emergency Medical Services established by this section.

Legislative History

2024 Reg. Sess., HB4274; 2024 Reg. Sess., HB4978; 2022 Reg. Sess., SB632; 2021 Reg. Sess., SB671; 1996 Reg. Sess., SB262; 1984 Reg. Sess., SB263; 1979 Reg. Sess., HB1166; 1977 Reg. Sess., SB585; 1974 Reg. Sess., HB705