Perdue, Bev. Executive Order No. 009: To Establish the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Rules Effective Date

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9 TO ESTABLISH THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRAUMA RULES EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, North Carolina is committed to ensuring that citizens receive quality emergency medical services and trauma care; and WHEREAS, in 2008 the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) launched an extensive 14-month process to revise the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma rules in order to better meet the needs of citizens requiring emergency medical care, including holding stakeholder meetings and seven public hearings, and receiving and considering written comments; and WHEREAS, on November 7, 2008, the North Carolina Medical Care Commission took the following actions: (1) adopted Emergency Medical Services and Trauma rules at 10A NCAC 13P .0204, 10A NCAC 13P .0209, 10A NCAC 13P .0301, 10A NCAC 13P .0302. 10A NCAC 13P .0305, and 10A NCAC 13P .0409, which were approved as permanent rules by the Rules Review Commission on December 18. 2008, and (2) adopted Emergency Medical Services and Trauma rule at 10A NCAC 13P .0102. which was approved as a permanent rule by the Rules Review Commission on January 22, 2009; and WHEREAS, these rules serve to establish the criteria necessary for DHHS to ensure the public health and safety of critically sick and injured patients requiring emergency medical care; and WHEREAS, without these rules, there would be no authority for DHHS to provide the necessary medical oversight of certain aspects of patient care being rendered to citizens in need of emergency medical care, therefore endangering the health and safety of such citizens; and WHEREAS. Senate Bill 232 was filed on February 18. 2009 specifically disapproving the permanent rules and, as a result of such filing, the effective date of the permanent rules would be the earlier of either the day an unfavorable final action is taken on the Senate Bill 232