Powers and duties of the department

§ 3075. Powers and duties of the department. 1. The department shall develop and maintain, with the advice of the state emergency medical services for children advisory committee, the state emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory committee, and the state trauma advisory committee, a statewide system for recognition of facilities able to provide sustentative or definitive specialty pediatric emergency medical and trauma care for sudden childhood illness and injury and for preferential transport of suddenly ill or injured children to such facilities, and shall promote the use of such facilities in accordance with written protocols or transfer agreements as appropriate.

2. The department shall develop and maintain, with the advice of the state emergency medical services for children advisory committee, the state emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory committee, and the state trauma advisory committee, a statewide system for provision of prehospital medical oversight, including direct and indirect medical control, for pediatric emergencies.

3. The department shall develop, maintain, and offer, with the advice of the state emergency medical services for children advisory committee, the state emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory committee, and the state trauma advisory committee, statewide educational programs for initial and continuing education in pediatric prehospital basic and advanced life support, including child maltreatment recognition and management, consistent with those of national professional organizations concerned with child health and emergency care.

4. The department shall develop, maintain, and adopt, with the advice of the state emergency medical services for children advisory committee, the state emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory committee, and the state trauma advisory committee, statewide equipment guidelines for basic and advanced life support of pediatric emergencies, consistent with those of national professional organizations concerned with child health and emergency care.

5. The department shall ensure that all other aspects of emergency medical services for children are also properly integrated with all other emergency medical services, trauma care, and disaster preparedness programs, with the advice of the state emergency medical services for children advisory committee, and shall facilitate timely communication among the state emergency medical services for children advisory committee, the state emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory committee, and the state trauma advisory committee as appropriate.