RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

SB2139

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2139

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating
to emergency medical services
.

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,
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administrator of the Hawaii emergency management agency,

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 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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Report Title:

EMSAC;
HI-EMA; AG; Administrator; Members

Description:

Removes
the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex-officio member of the Hawaii Emergency
Medical Services Advisory Committee.
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Adds the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency as a
nonvoting ex-officio member of the EMSAC.
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