[CSEMSmail] Council designation delayed

[Matt Lawler]

Council designation delayed	
State Health Commissioner delays designation by one year	
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The Virginia Office of EMS is distributing additional information
regarding the regulations governing Regional EMS Councils in Virginia,
the process for the designation of Regional EMS Councils, and the
proposed Regional EMS Council service areas.  A Process Action Team
(PAT) was created to evaluate the existing designated regional service
areas and recommend the most effective and efficient arrangement of
Regional EMS Council service areas based on numerous national and state
criteria, considerations, and attributes. 

After receiving feedback from the first PAT committee meeting and in
light of the strong interest expressed by the EMS community during the
public hearing held on February 25, 2008, Karen Remley, MD, MBA, FAAP,
State Health Commissioner, has decided that a delay in designation of
the regional councils is prudent. Dr. Remley has issued a variance to
the regulations that will have the effect of extending the application
deadline for entities seeking designation as a Regional EMS Council from
October 1, 2008 to March 1, 2009, as well as extending the current
regulatory deadline for the designation of Regional EMS Councils from
July 1, 2009 to July 1, 2010. 

The PAT is scheduled to meet again on Thursday, March 20, 2008 in
Charlottesville. The PAT will also provide updates on their progress at
each scheduled State EMS Advisory Board meeting. 

  More Information
<http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/RegionalCoordination/>  	
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