This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Emergency Medical Services for Children Act of 1996.
Chapter 12Emergency Medical Services System for Children
Section § 1799.202
This section states that the chapter is named the California Emergency Medical Services for Children Act of 1996, allowing it to be cited by this name.
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Section § 1799.204
This section of the law establishes a program called the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program, which is overseen by an authority. The program aims to improve emergency medical services for children. It includes a technical advisory committee of experts and specifies components that need to be in local EMS plans, such as training and resources for handling pediatric emergencies. The authority is responsible for hiring staff, providing guidance to local EMS agencies, overseeing program implementation, and working with other state and private entities to develop standards for child emergency care. The section also mandates a report to the Legislature about the program's progress, covering topics like the training recommendations and costs.
(a)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(a)(1) “EMSC Program” means the Emergency Medical Services For Children Program administered by the authority.
(2)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(a)(2) “Technical advisory committee” means a multidisciplinary committee with pediatric emergency medical services, pediatric critical care, or other related expertise.
(3)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(a)(3)
“EMSC component” means the part of the local agency’s EMS plan that outlines the training, transportation, basic and advanced life support care requirements, and emergency department and hospital pediatric capabilities within a local jurisdiction.
(b)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(b) Contingent upon available funding, an Emergency Medical Services For Children Program is hereby established within the authority.
(c)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(c) The authority shall do the following to implement the EMSC Program:
(1)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(c)(1) Employ or contract with professional, technical, research, and clerical staff as necessary to implement this chapter.
(2)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(c)(2) Provide advice and technical assistance to local EMS agencies on the integration of an EMSC Program into their EMS system.
(3)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(c)(3) Oversee implementation of the EMSC Program by local EMS agencies.
(4)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(c)(4) Establish an EMSC technical advisory committee.
(5)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(c)(5) Facilitate cooperative interstate relationships to provide appropriate care for pediatric patients who must cross state borders to receive emergency and critical care services.
(6)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(c)(6) Work cooperatively and in a coordinated manner with the State Department of Health Services and other public and private agencies in the development of standards and policies for the delivery of emergency and critical care services to children.
(7)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.204(c)(7) On or before March 1, 2000, produce a report for the Legislature describing any progress on implementation of this chapter. The report
shall contain, but not be limited to, a description of the status of emergency medical services for children at both the state and local levels, the recommendation for training, protocols, and special medical equipment for emergency services for children, an estimate of the costs and benefits of the services and programs authorized by this chapter, and a calculation of the number of children served by the EMSC system.
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Section § 1799.205
This law allows local emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in California to create an Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program in their region if they have the necessary funding. If they do so, they must include an EMSC section in their EMS plan. This section should address several key areas, such as planning, managing, and implementing EMSC systems, preventing injuries and illnesses, providing care outside hospitals, coordinating emergency department and trauma care, transferring patients between facilities, and managing pediatric critical care and trauma services.
Additionally, the program should include planning for the rehabilitation of pediatric patients and addressing special needs of children outside hospitals. It should also focus on effective information management and system evaluation.
A local EMS agency may develop an EMSC Program in its jurisdiction, contingent upon available funding. If a local EMS agency develops an EMSC Program in its jurisdiction, the local EMS agency shall develop and incorporate in its EMS plan an EMSC component that complies with EMS plan requirements. The EMSC component shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(a)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(a) EMSC system planning, implementation, and management.
(b)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(b) Injury and illness prevention planning, that includes, among other things, coordination, education, and data collection.
(c)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(c) Care rendered to patients outside the hospital.
(d)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(d) Emergency department care.
(e)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(e) Interfacility consultation, transfer, and transport.
(f)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(f) Pediatric critical care and pediatric trauma services.
(g)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(g) General trauma centers with pediatric considerations.
(h)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(h) Pediatric rehabilitation plans that include, among other things, data collection and evaluation, education on early detection of need for referral, and proper referral of pediatric patients.
(i)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(i) Children with special EMS needs outside the hospital.
(j)CA Health and Safety Code § 1799.205(j) Information management and system evaluation.
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Section § 1799.207
This law says that the authority is allowed to ask for and receive grant money from both public and private sources in order to add to the funds they get from the state.
The authority may solicit and accept grant funding from public and private sources to supplement state funds.
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