EMS Board Composition

Membership
20 members, 19 appointed by the Governor; 1 ODPS staff person appointed by the Director of Public Safety

Terms
Three years

Qualifications
Members must have a background or experience in emergency medical services or trauma care. The Governor  makes the appointments based on recommendations submitted by the following groups, each of which submits three names to Governor.

1. Ohio Osteopathic Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians, Ohio Chapter/EMS Certified Physician
2.  American College of Surgeons, Ohio Chapter/EMS Certified Surgeon
3.  American Academy of Pediatricians, Ohio Chapter/EMS Certified Pediatrician
4.  American Hospital Association / Administrator of a Hospital with active
    emergency room
5.  Ohio State Council of Emergency Nurses and Ohio Nurses Association / RN
6.  Ohio Fire Chiefs Association / Fire Chief with primarily full-time EMS squad
7.  Ohio Fire Chiefs Association / Fire Chief with volunteer full-time EMS squad
8.  Ohio Emergency Medical technicians Instructors Association / EMT Instructor
9.  Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters and Northern Ohio
     Firefighters / EMT- Basic
10. Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters and Northern Ohio
     Firefighters / EMT-I
11. Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters and Northern Ohio
     Firefighters / EMT-Paramedic
12. Ohio State Firefighters Association / EMT-Basic
13. Ohio State Firefighters Association / EMT-I
14. Ohio State Firefighters Association / EMT-Paramedic
15. Ohio Association of Emergency Medical Services / EMT-Basic, Intermediate
     OR Paramedic
16. Ohio Ambulance Association / Member
17. EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic / at-large member affiliated
     with an EMS Organization
18. Ohio Association of Air Medical Services (Ohio Assoc. of Critical Care
     Transport)/Chief Medical Officer
19. OHA; Osteopathic Association; Children's Hospitals Association; and Health
     Forum; Administrator of Hospital Not a Trauma Center

Compensation
Expenses only.

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