Chapter 11 — EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE COMMITTEE

Section

• 31.1101 San Bernardino County Emergency Medical Care Committee.
• 31.1102 Definitions.
• 31.1103 Purpose and Scope.
• 31.1104 Membership, Appointment of Members.
• 31.1105 EMCC Meetings.
• 31.1106 Review of Local Operations.

This Chapter shall be known and cited as the San Bernardino County Emergency Medical Care Committee Chapter. (Ord. 3495, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. ICEMA 11-01, passed - -2011)

For the purpose of this Chapter, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations, shall have the meaning set forth herein. Words used in the present tense include the future tense, plural words include the singular, and singular words include the plural. All references to gender shall include both masculine and feminine. Words not specifically defined shall be given their common meaning. The word “shall” is mandatory and not directory. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (BOARD). The Board of Supervisors for the County of San Bernardino. COUNTY. The County of San Bernardino. EMCC. The Emergency Medical Care Committee for the County of San Bernardino. EMS. Emergency medical services. EMS ADMINISTRATOR. The EMS Administrator of the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency.

EMS AUTHORITY. The Emergency Medical Services Authority of the State of California. EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The Executive Officer of the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency. ICEMA. The Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency, the local EMS Agency for San Bernardino County pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 1797.200. LEVEL I TRAUMA HOSPITAL. A hospital designated by the governing board of ICEMA as having complied with the requirements of California Code of Regulations (CCR), Division 9, Chapter 7, for a Level I Trauma Hospital. LEVEL II TRAUMA HOSPITAL. A hospital designated by the governing board of ICEMA as having complied with the requirements of CCR, Division 9, Chapter 7, for a Level II Trauma Hospital. (Ord. 3495, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. ICEMA 11-01, passed - -2011; Am. Ord. 4297, passed - -2016)

It is the purpose of this Chapter to establish the County’s EMCC. It is the responsibility of the EMCC to act in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors, and ICEMA on all matters relating to emergency medical services and to perform such other duties as the Board of Supervisors may specify. (Ord. 3495, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. ICEMA 11-01, passed - -2011)

(a) Appointment. The members of the EMCC shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The members of the EMCC serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. The EMCC shall consist of the following: (1) An emergency department physician or trauma surgeon from an ICEMA designated Level I Trauma Hospital. A Level I Trauma Hospital shall not appoint the same specialty (i.e., emergency physician or trauma physician) as a Level II Trauma Hospital. (2) An emergency department physician or trauma surgeon from an ICEMA designated Level II Trauma Hospital. A Level II Trauma Hospital shall not appoint the same specialty (i.e., emergency physician or trauma physician) as a Level I Trauma Hospital. (3) A licensed registered nurse with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an emergency department located in San Bernardino County and currently certified as an ICEMA Mobile Intensive Care Nurse. (4) A fire chief with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience at a Chief Officer level within San Bernardino County. (5) A private ambulance provider with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience providing ambulance service within San Bernardino County. (6) A representative of an approved EMT-P training program located within San Bernardino County with a minimum of three (3) years’ teaching experience in EMS. (7) A hospital administrator currently employed by a hospital located within San Bernardino County with a minimum of three (3) years’ related experience. (8) A physician with a minimum of three (3) years’ practicing experience in a basic emergency department (non-trauma) located within San Bernardino County. (9) A city manager, deputy city manager, or assistant city manager, located within San Bernardino County with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience. (10) A representative of a permitted/authorized air ambulance provider with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience providing air ambulance service within San Bernardino County. (11) A law enforcement representative with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience, currently providing service within San Bernardino County. (12) A representative currently assigned to emergency medical dispatching in a secondary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) providing service within San Bernardino County with a minimum of (3) three years’ related experience. (13) A consumer advocate who has resided in San Bernardino County a minimum of three (3) years. (14) A licensed, ICEMA accredited field emergency medical technicianparamedic, currently functioning within the San Bernardino County pre-hospital care setting, with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the private sector. (15) A licensed, ICEMA accredited field emergency medical technicianparamedic, currently functioning within the San Bernardino County pre-hospital care setting, with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the public sector. (b) Voting. Each member of the EMCC shall have one vote. A majority vote with a quorum in attendance shall be required to take action on a matter before the EMCC. The establishment of a quorum will be determined as specified in the EMCC By-laws. (c) Election of a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. A Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be elected annually from the voting members of the EMCC at the first meeting of each calendar year by a simple majority of the EMCC members present. The Vice-Chairperson shall assume the responsibilities of the Chairperson in his or her absence. (d) Term of Appointment. Appointment shall be for four years. Terms shall expire on January 31 of the appropriate years and subsequent new terms shall begin February 1 of that year. The terms shall be staggered so that no more than two-thirds of the terms of the total number of members of the EMCC shall expire in any one-year period. Committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors and may be removed from the EMCC at any time only by the Board of Supervisors. (e) Staff Support. The ICEMA shall provide staff support to the EMCC. (Ord. 3495, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. ICEMA 11-01, passed - -2011)

The EMCC shall meet, at regular intervals necessary to fulfill its Board-approved scope of operations at a time and location to be determined by ICEMA. (Ord. 3495, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. ICEMA 11-01, passed - -2011)

The EMCC shall: (a) Annually review the ambulance services operating within the County; and (b) Annually review emergency medical care offered within the County; and (c) Review and comment on proposed EMS legislation, EMS plans, protocols and policies to be adopted by ICEMA, and report its findings to the ICEMA Executive Officer and the ICEMA EMS Administrator and the Board as appropriate. (d) Perform additional duties and responsibilities as directed by State law, the Board of Supervisors or §§ 31.1101 through 31.1106 (or any successor sections) of the County Code. (e) Annually report its observations and recommendations to the Board and ICEMA relative to its review of the ambulance services, emergency medical care and all other EMS matters relating to EMS in the County. (Ord. 3495, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. Ord. ICEMA 11-01, passed - -2011; Am. Ord. 4297, passed - -2016)