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RSA 153-A:3 · Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board

Title
XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter
153-A · EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES
Status
current
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153-A:3 Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board. –

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I.

The emergency medical and trauma services coordinating board is created, consisting of 23 members appointed as set out in paragraphs II and III.

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II.

The governor shall appoint persons to the board as follows:

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(a)

One member from the New Hampshire Ambulance Association.

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(b)

One member from the New Hampshire chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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(c)

One member from the New Hampshire Municipal Association.

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(d)

One member from the New Hampshire Hospital Association.

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(e)

One member from the New Hampshire Emergency Nurses Association.

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(f)

One member from the American Red Cross.

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(g)

One member from the New Hampshire Heart Association.

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(h)

One member from the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs.

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(i)

One member from the New Hampshire Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.

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(j)

One member from the New Hampshire Medical Society.

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(k)

One member from the New Hampshire Paramedic Association.

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(l)

One member from the emergency medical services medical control board.

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(m)

One member from the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire.

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(n)

Three members from the general public, representing geographic divisions of the state.

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(o)

One representative from the New Hampshire chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma.

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(p)

One member from the New Hampshire chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics.

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(q)

One representative from the trauma medical review committee established in RSA 153-A:8.

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(r)

One representative from the New Hampshire Association of Rehabilitation Administrators.

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(s)

One representative from an organ/tissue donor organization.

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(t)

One member from the New Hampshire fire standards and training commission.

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(u)

One representative from the Alzheimer's Association.

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III.

Each member from subparagraphs II(a)-(m) and (o)-(u) shall be nominated by the appropriate organization to the governor for appointment. The term of a member shall be 3 years or until a successor is appointed and qualified. The governor shall fill any vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment. In case of a vacancy other than by expiration of the term, the appointment shall be for the balance of the unexpired term and shall be considered a term for the purposes of the limitation on terms. No member shall serve more than 3 consecutive terms or 9 consecutive years.

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IV.

The members of the board shall elect a chair and a vice-chair who shall both serve for a term of 2 years. The director, or designee, shall serve as a nonvoting member and shall be the executive secretary of the board.

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V.

The board shall meet at least 4 times a year and at the call of the chair.

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VI.

Members shall receive no compensation. Source. 1999, 345:6, eff. July 1, 1999. 2025, 248:3-5, eff. Sept. 13, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 1999, 345:6, eff. July 1, 1999. 2025, 248:3-5, eff. Sept. 13, 2025.

Source history

  • 1999, 345:6, eff. July 1, 1999
  • 2025, 248:3-5, eff. Sept. 13, 2025

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