RELATING TO THE STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

HB1106

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1106

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Section 321-225, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

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(b)
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The advisory committee shall be composed of twenty
members:
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three nonvoting ex-officio members,
who shall be the director of transportation, the adjutant general, and the administrator
of the state health planning and development agency, or the designated representatives
thereof, and seventeen members representing all counties of the State who shall
be appointed by the governor subject to section 26-34 as follows:

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(1)
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Five
members who shall be physicians experienced in the conduct and delivery of emergency
medical services; provided that at least two shall be engaged in the practice of
emergency medicine and be board-eligible or board-certified by the American Board
of Emergency Medicine, and provided further that at least one physician shall be
engaged in the practice of pediatrics and be board-eligible or board-certified by
the American Board of Pediatrics;

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(2)
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Four
members who shall be consumers of health care and who shall have no connection with
or relationship to the health care system of the State and who shall be representative
of all counties;

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(3)
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Four
members of allied health professions related to emergency medical services; and

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(4)
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Four
members, one from each county, who shall be mobile intensive care technicians or
emergency medical technicians engaged in the practice of pre-hospital emergency
medical service.

The members
of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed
for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, including travel
expenses.
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The chairperson of the advisory
committee shall be elected by the members from among their numbers.
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[
A majority of the members of the advisory
committee
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A total of seven members of the advisory committee, who have
been appointed by the governor and whose terms have not expired,
shall constitute
a quorum for the conduct of business of the advisory committee.
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A majority vote of the members present at a meeting
at which a quorum is established shall be necessary to validate any action of the
committee.
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SECTION 2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Department of Health; Emergency Medical Services Advisory
Committee; Quorum

Description:

Amends the quorum requirement for the State Emergency
Medical Services Advisory Committee.

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