ORS 682.503: Emergency Medical Services Program duties; reporting.

(1) The Emergency Medical Services Program, with the advice of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, the Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies Advisory Committee, the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, the Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee and the Behavioral Health Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, shall: (a) Coordinate with national health organizations involved in improving the quality of stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric and behavioral health care to avoid duplicative information and redundant processes; (b) Use information related to stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric and behavioral health care to support improvement in the quality of care in accordance with guidelines that meet or exceed nationally recognized standards; (c) Encourage the sharing of information among health care providers on practices that improve the quality of stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric and behavioral health care; (d) Facilitate communication about data trends and treatment developments among health care providers and coordinated care organizations that provide services related to stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric and behavioral health care; and (e) Provide stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric and behavioral health care data, and recommendations for improvement to care, to coordinated care organizations. (2) Not later than the beginning of each odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the program shall submit to the Legislative Assembly a report in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 summarizing the program’s activities under this section. [2024 c.32 §3] 682.503. (1) The Emergency Medical Services Program, with the advice of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, the Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies Advisory Committee, the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, the Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, the Behavioral Health Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee and the Long Term Care and Senior Care Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, shall: (a) Coordinate with national health organizations involved in improving the quality of stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric, behavioral health and long term and senior care to avoid duplicative information and redundant processes; (b) Use information related to stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric, behavioral health and long term and senior care to support improvement in the quality of care in accordance with guidelines that meet or exceed nationally recognized standards; (c) Encourage the sharing of information among health care providers on practices that improve the quality of stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric, behavioral health and long term and senior care; (d) Facilitate communication about data trends and treatment developments among health care providers and coordinated care organizations that provide services related to stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric, behavioral health and long term and senior care; and (e) Provide stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric, behavioral health and long term and senior care data, and recommendations for improvement to care, to coordinated care organizations. (2) Not later than the beginning of each odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the program shall submit to the Legislative Assembly a report in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 summarizing the program’s activities under this section.