Section 3074. State emergency medical services for children advisory committee

1. There is hereby continued  in  the  department  the  state
  emergency  medical  services  for  children advisory committee. It shall
  consist  of  child  health  professionals  and  child  health  advocates
  representative  of  all  geographic  areas  of  the  state  and of those
  occupations regularly involved in the care of  children  with  emergency
  health  care  needs.  Its  members shall include, but not necessarily be
  limited to, a  pediatric  emergency  medicine  physician  and  nurse,  a
  pediatric  critical  care  physician  and  nurse, a pediatric surgeon, a
  pediatric physiatrist, a pediatric primary care physician, an  emergency
  medicine  physician, a pediatric emergency medical services physician, a
  pediatric toxicologist physician, a prehospital care provider, a  school
  nurse,  a  hospital  administrator,  the  parent  of a previously ill or
  injured child, and the parent of a child with special health care needs,
  appointed by the commissioner upon  recommendation  of  the  appropriate
  statewide  professional  or  parental  organizations  for  terms of four
  years, which may  be  renewed.  It  shall  advise  the  department,  the
  commissioner,  the  state  emergency medical services council, the state
  emergency medical advisory committee,  and  the  state  trauma  advisory
  committee  regarding  all  aspects  of  emergency  medical  services for
  children, including, but not necessarily limited to, pediatric emergency
  medical, trauma, and disaster care, and the  early  care  of  maltreated
  children  and  children  with  special  health  care  needs.  The  state
  emergency  medical  services  director,  the  state  emergency   medical
  services  medical  director,  the  state  emergency medical services for
  children program director, the  state  emergency  medical  services  for
  children  program  coordinator,  the  state trauma medical director, the
  state trauma program manager,  the  governor's  highway  traffic  safety
  administrator,  and  the  state  emergency medical services for children
  data manager, shall also serve as  nonvoting  members  ex  officio.  The
  commissioner shall appoint a physician to chair the committee.
    2.   The  state  emergency  medical  services  for  children  advisory
  committee shall meet as frequently as  its  business  may  require,  but
  ordinarily  no  less  than quarterly. The members of the state emergency
  medical services  for  children  advisory  committee  shall  receive  no
  compensation  for  their  services as members, but each shall be allowed
  the necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of his  or
  her duties under this section.
    3.  The  commissioner  shall  designate  an officer or employee of the
  department to assist the state emergency medical services  for  children
  advisory  committee in the performance of its duties under this section,
  to coordinate the activities of the state emergency medical services for
  children  program  and  to  facilitate  communication  with  the   state
  emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory
  committee, and the state trauma advisory committee.
    4.  In  no  event  shall any member, officer, or employee of the state
  emergency medical services for children advisory committee be liable for
  damages in any civil action  for  any  act  done,  failure  to  act,  or
  statement  or  opinion  made,  while  discharging his or her duties as a
  member, officer, or employee of the state emergency medical services for
  children advisory committee if he or she shall have acted in good faith,
  with reasonable care.