ORS 682.512: Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies Advisory Committee; membership; duties; Oregon Health Authority rules.

(1) The Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies Advisory Committee is established in the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The committee shall consist of members determined by the board and the Oregon Health Authority and must include at least: (a) One member who is a physician who practices general surgery and specializes in the treatment of trauma patients; (b) One member who is a physician who practices neurology and specializes in the treatment of stroke patients; (c) One member who is a physician who practices cardiology and manages acute cardiac conditions; (d) One member who is a physician who practices critical care medicine; (e) One member who is a physician who practices emergency medicine; (f) One member who is a physician who practices emergency medical services medicine; (g) One member who is a physician who practices in neurological surgery and neurocritical care and manages both trauma and stroke patients; (h) One member who is an emergency medical services provider licensed under ORS 682.216; and (i) One member who represents a patient equity organization or is an academic professional specializing in health equity. (2)(a) The committee shall provide advice and recommendations to the board regarding systems of care related to time-sensitive medical emergencies, including at least cardiac, stroke, airway, sepsis and trauma emergencies. The commission shall also consider other time-sensitive emergencies including but not limited to sepsis, infectious diseases, pandemics, active seizures and severe respiratory emergencies. (b) The committee shall provide recommendations to the board on: (A) The regionalization and improvement of care for time-sensitive medical emergencies. (B) The designation, using nationally recognized classifications where possible, of emergency medical services centers for the provision of care for time-sensitive medical emergencies. If no nationally recognized classifications exist, the committee shall undertake a public deliberation process to establish classifications and submit the established classifications to the board for approval. In establishing and approving classifications, the committee and the board shall prioritize patient care. (3) The committee shall: (a) Advise the board with respect to the board’s duties related to care for cardiac, stroke, trauma and other identified time-sensitive emergencies; (b) Advise the board on potential rules that the board may recommend to the authority for adoption related to care for cardiac, stroke, trauma and other identified time-sensitive emergencies; (c) Analyze data related to care for cardiac, stroke, trauma and other identified time-sensitive emergencies; (d) Recommend to the board improvements to the Emergency Medical Services Program regarding care for cardiac, stroke, trauma and other identified time-sensitive emergencies; and (e) Identify inequities in the provision of care and provide recommendations to the board and program to resolve the identified inequities. (4) The members of the committee who are physicians must be physicians licensed under ORS chapter 677. (5) The authority may adopt rules as necessary to carry out this section, including rules to adopt the nationally recognized classifications described in subsection (2) of this section. [2024 c.32 §6]