§ 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.