WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 592

(1)      SERVE AS A PRINCIPAL ADVISORY BODY TO THE EMS BOARD ON
MATTERS CONCERNING FINANCES, POLICIES, GUIDELINES, REGULATIONS, AND
PROCEDURES NECESSARY FOR THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF THE
STATEWIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM AND THE INSTITUTE;

(2)      PROVIDE A MEANS BY WHICH REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES INTERESTS CAN BE REPRESENTED AT A STATEWIDE LEVEL;

(3)      ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOALS FOR AND FACILITATE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN;

(4)       PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE RESOLUTION OF INTERREGIONAL
AND INTERSTATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM PROBLEMS AND
CONCERNS; AND

(5)       PERFORM ANY OTHER DUTIES AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY THE EMS
BOARD OR THE GOVERNOR.

(E) (F) THE STAFF FOR THE ADVISORY COUNCIL WILL BE PROVIDED BY
THE INSTITUTE.

13-1D-12.

(A)     (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
POWER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OVER PLANS, PROPOSALS, AND PROJECTS OF
UNITS IN THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE POWER TO DISAPPROVE OR
MODIFY ANY DECISION OR DETERMINATION THAT THE EMS BOARD MAKES UNDER
AUTHORITY SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED BY LAW TO THE EMS BOARD.

(2) THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW
AND APPROVE ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS TO THE CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS JR.
NATIONAL STUDY CENTER FOR TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS.

(B)      THE POWER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS TO TRANSFER BY RULE,
REGULATION, OR WRITTEN DIRECTIVE, ANY STAFF, FUNCTIONS, OR FUNDS OF
UNITS IN THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY STAFF, FUNCTION, OR FUNDS
OF THE EMS BOARD.

13-1D-13.

(A) THE STUDY CENTER'S PRIMARY MISSION IS RESEARCH, WITH PARTICULAR
EMPHASIS ON ESTABLISHING NATIONAL POLICIES RELATED TO PREVENTION,
TREATMENT, ACUTE CARE AND REHABILITATION, TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, DISASTER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, INJURY
SURVEILLANCE, AND DATA COLLECTION. IT SHALL SERVE AS THE PRIMARY RESEARCH
CENTER FOR THE STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM.

(B) THE DIRECTOR OF THE STUDY CENTER SHALL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
MIEMSS DIRECTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESEARCH PLAN AND THE BUDGET.

(C) THE DIRECTOR OF THE STUDY CENTER SHALL SUBMIT THE BUDGET AND
RESEARCH PLAN TO THE EMS BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT.

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