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Bill would transfer EMS advisory council appointments to health department director; supporters say change will fill vacancies
Summary
Representative Benny Cook told the committee House Bill 313 would transfer appointment authority for the State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services to the director of the Department of Health and Senior Services and update membership.
Representative Benny Cook told the committee that House Bill 313 would transfer appointment authority for the State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services to the director of the Department of Health and Senior Services and update the council’s membership to ensure a diverse set of stakeholder voices. “This council started back in the seventies,” he said, and current vacancies have hampered the panel’s work.
Supporters said the change is a practical fix. Brent…
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