WAC 246-976-970. Local emergency medical services and trauma care councils

(1) Local council composition. If a county or group of counties creates a local EMS/TC council, it must be composed of a balance of representatives of hospital and EMS providers, local elected officials, consumers, local law enforcement officials, local government agencies, physicians, and prevention specialists involved in the delivery of EMS/TC. (2) Local council responsibilities. In addition to meeting the requirements of chapter 70.168 RCW and this chapter, local EMS/TC councils: (a) Must make recommendations to the regional council regarding appointing members representing the local council to the regional EMS/TC council; (b) Must develop county operating procedures as defined in WAC 246-976-010 in collaboration with the county medical program director; (c) Must participate in regional council meeting and activities; (d) Must make recommendations to the regional council about the development of regional patient care procedures; (e) Review applications for EMS training programs and make recommendations to the department; (f) Conduct activities to assess, support, and improve EMS training programs within the county; (g) Identify prehospital training and education to meet local needs and make recommendations to the regional council for regional planning; (h) Review applications for EMS service verification at the request of regional EMS councils. The review must include: (i) Compliance with the department-approved minimum and maximum number of trauma verified services for the level of verification being sought by the applicant; (ii) How the proposed service will impact care in the region in relation to clinical care, response time to prehospital incidents, and resource availability; (iii) How the proposed service impacts unserved or underserved trauma response areas; (iv) How the proposed service will impact existing verified services in the region; and (v) Seek and include any comments from local systems established by ordinance, resolution, interlocal agreement or contract by counties, cities, or other governmental bodies; (i) Provide recommendation to the regional EMS/TC council in accordance with RCW 70.168.080 , for remediation activities to support a prehospital provider that is out of compliance with regional plan; (j) Identify how the roles and responsibilities of the MPD are coordinated with those of the local council. (3) Local EMS/TC councils may make recommendations to the department regarding certification and termination of MPDs, as provided in RCW 18.71.205 (4).