(a) The Advanced Life Support Standards Committee is created for the purpose of assisting the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline in developing standards for advanced life support services. The Standards Committee is composed of the Chairperson and 20 members. The Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline shall appoint the Chairperson. The Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline shall select the other members of the Standards Committee from the names submitted to the Board by resolution of the following organizations: (1) The American College of Emergency Physicians, 3 members with 1 member representing each county. (2) The American College of Surgeon's Committee on Trauma, 1 member. (3) The Medical Society of Delaware, 1 member. (4) The Delaware Chapter of the Emergency Department Nurses Association, 1 member. (5) Sussex County Firefighter's Association, 1 member who is an active practicing ambulance attendant. (6) Kent County Firefighter's Association, 1 member who is an active practicing ambulance attendant. (7) New Castle County Firefighter's Association, 1 member who is an active practicing ambulance attendant. (8) The State of Emergency Medical Services Office, 1 member. (9) The State Fire Prevention Commission, 1 member. (10) New Castle County government, 1 member. (11) Kent County government, 1 member. (12) Sussex County government, 1 member. (13) The City of Wilmington, 1 member. (14) The City of Dover, 1 member. (15) The Delaware Chapter of the American Heart Association, 1 member. (16) The Division of Public Health, 1 member. (17) Delaware State Fire School, 1 member. (18) The chief or director of each county paramedic service shall submit 1 name of a practicing paramedic, certified and employed in the State for selection to the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline — from these 3 names, 1 member. (b) Each member serves at the pleasure of the organization that member represents and each member's successor shall be chosen in a like manner. The Standards Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson of the Standards Committee or the Chairperson of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. (c) The Standards Committee shall provide technical assistance to the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline regarding all of the following: (1) Establishing of minimum standards for advanced life support services. (2) Reviewing curricula for training programs submitted to the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. (3) Providing recommendations on proposed curricula for training programs.
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