Bill Text: NH SB456 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to the appointment of the state medical director for emergency medical services.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-14 - Signed by the Governor on 06/08/2018; Chapter 0227; Effective 07/01/2019 [SB456 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-SB456-Amended.html
SB 456 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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19Apr2018... 1328h
2018 SESSION
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SENATE BILL 456
AN ACT relative to the appointment of the state medical director for emergency medical services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Hansen, Hills. 22; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the commissioner of the department of safety to appoint the state medical director for emergency medical services.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/15/2018 0519s
19Apr2018... 1328h 18-2971
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the appointment of the state medical director for emergency medical services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Duties of the Commissioner of the Department of Safety; Appointment of State Medical Director for Emergency Medical Services. Amend RSA 153-A:7, II by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following new subparagraph:
(c) Appoint, following consultation with the emergency medical services medical control board, the state medical director for emergency medical services, who shall be academically and technically qualified to hold the position.
2 New Subparagraph; Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Board; State Medical Director. Amend RSA 153-A:5, I by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following new subparagraph:
(c) The state medical director for emergency medical services, appointed by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 153-A:7, II(c), who shall serve as a nonvoting member.
3 Reference Change. Amend the section heading of RSA 153-A:5 to read as follows:
153-A:5 Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Board; Chair; Duties[; State Medical Director].
4 Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Board. Amend RSA 153-A:5, II to read as follows:
II. The terms of each member shall be 3 years. The chair shall be appointed by the commissioner[, and the appointed chair shall become the state medical director]. The emergency medical services medical control board shall nominate one of its members to the governor for appointment to the coordinating board established in RSA 153-A:3.