Minutes 01/09/1986 EMS ADVISORY MEETING AT OCEAN CENTER - 1/9/86 TRAUMA BILL
REP. BASS Proposed $1.00
1. Ex official members are given voting privileges on vehicle
2. L. Jordan's report from HRS registrations/
$12,000,000
A. "Omnibus Bill was discussed" political
Rep. Canaday pressure reduced
that to l0G on
B. Reduce Paramedic fees to $55.00 in six months req/=$1,000,000
C. Has been speaking with FHP to acquire helicopters & assist in Medivac.
3. Dr. Alexander
A. Talked of a State hearing committee of physicians & paramedics
4. State report "Jamie"
A. Expect to collect 6-6.5 Million on Trust Fund
B. Paramedic test bank problem is being resolved
C. Medical economics has had significant impact on trauma centers.
1. Three have withdrawn
5. Organizational Reports
A. EMS Providers
1. Paramedics role in organ donation
2. Organ donor identification & paramedic's report to Medical
Examiner with death or E.R. physician for E.R. transports.
"Sandhina a Blank VHS Tape"
A. Attn; Dave Caufield
1 Davis Blvd. Suite 304
Tampa, Fl. 33606
B. EMSEC feels that RNs have not substantiated a sufficiency
of field intership to qualify to challenge the paramedics
exam.
**C. Clincon "Marriott"
6. Committee Reports
A. Medical Direction "Dr. Slevinsky"
1. EMT Defib is not cost effective at this time
A. ALS backup must be there within 10 min. 90% of the time
B. Dr. Slevinsky
1 EMT Defib
C. Motion was passed to have public hearings to determine
operational parameters of this program.
B. Grants Committee "Valerie Harris"
1. They established 10-D.95
A. Jan. 23 Hollywood "Review"
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B. Rule will be mailed to us this week
1. This draft will go through the lengthy rules hearing
process.
C. Trauma Bill
1. Has been signed off by all sponsors and affecteds
A. If it doesn't make it this year, it will be stalled for
quite sometime.
D. Aeromedical
1. "Entire crew is part of the flight team"
A. Must all understand flight standards & responsibilities
2. Entire report was approved and accepted.
Old Business
A. Practical skills tesging for paramedics and EMTs was dropped as a
current issue for support for lack of interest.