{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-31-2330","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-31-2330","heading":"Designation of a regional EMS council","body":"A. The Board of Health will designate a regional EMS council that satisfies the representation requirements in these regulations.\n\nB. The designation of a regional EMS council will be based on:\n\n1. The \"Regional EMS Council Designation Manual\" application process.\n\na. Completed application. Submitted applications missing any information requested will be considered incomplete and will not be processed for designation;\n\nb. Completed Regional EMS Council Self-Assessment Checklist; comply with all indicated standards consistent with these regulations;\n\nc. Current roster of the membership of the applicant organization's board of directors. The roster needs to show all members of the board of directors for the applicant, their addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and the constituency they represent;\n\nd. Current approved bylaws. A copy of the most recently approved bylaws complete with adoption date;\n\ne. Scope of services. This shall include data and information that demonstrates the qualifications of the applicant to plan, initiate, expand or improve the regional EMS delivery system;\n\nf. Budget. A proposed budget for the first year of designation must illustrate costs associated with the applicant's proposed operations and programs as a designated regional EMS council;\n\ng. EMS involvement. Documentation demonstrating how the applicant organization interacts with EMS agencies and personnel;\n\nh. Policies and guidelines. Up-to-date policies and guidelines covering all aspects of the applicant's regional EMS councils operations, must show revision date of all changes made and be consistent with these regulations;\n\ni. Directory of localities, hospitals and EMS agencies. A comprehensive directory of the localities, hospitals and EMS agencies the applicant organization will be serving.\n\n2.  A listing of all hospitals within the applicant's proposed geographic service delivery area.\n\n3. The demonstrated capability to establish communitywide and regional programs.\n\n4. An evaluation of prior performance as a designated regional EMS council.\n\nC. The Office of EMS will evaluate the performance and effectiveness of a regional EMS council on a periodic basis.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 31. Virginia Emergency Medical Services Regulations","Part VII. Designated Regional EMS Councils","Article 9. Accreditation of EMS Programs"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter31/section2330/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:54Z","sha256":"1e6caa4384f7981d435bbdd06a213e6dd6a2f8745b8c35722e3473ac8beb1d7b","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-31-2320","next":"us-va/12vac5-31-2340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}