Statute:                                   K.S.A. 75-5664

Governor Appoints:              18

Number of Members:            24

Length of Term:                     Four Years

Frequency of Meetings:        Quarterly

Pay/Compensation:               K.S.A. 75-3223(e)

SSI Required:                          Yes

Senate Confirmed:                 No

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The Advisory Committee on Trauma (ACT) is advisory to the Secretary of Health and Environment on the development and implementations of a statewide trauma system.  Members should have expertise in trauma care and represent both rural and urban interests.  The ACT is composed of 24 members representing physicians, the hospital association, the nurses’ association, EMS, and legislators.This committee shall expire on July 1, 2021, unless the legislature reviews and reenacts it prior to July 1, 2021

Statutory Requirement:                                                                                                 Term Expires:

Representative of a Doctor licensed to practice medicine or surgery                                6/30/2021

Representative of a Doctor licensed to practice medicine or surgery – Rural                        6/30/2019

Representative of EMS or MICT                                                                                          6/30/2020

Representative of EMS Administrator – Urban                                                            6/30/2020

Representative of EMS Administrator – Rural                                                                 6/30/2021

Representative of KAOM                                                                                                       6/30/2020

Representative of KEMTA                                                                                                     6/30/2019

Representative of KHA                                                                                                          6/30/2021

Representative of KHA – Large Hospitals                                                                          6/30/2019

Representative of  KHA – Small Hospitals                                                                                      6/30/2020

Representative of Trauma Nurses                                                                                       6/30/2020

Representative of North Central KS Regional Trauma Council                                    6/30/2019

Representative of North East KS Regional Trauma Council                                         6/30/2019

Representative of Northwest KS Regional Trauma Council                                          6/30/2020

Representative of South Central KS Regional Trauma Council                                   6/30/2021

Representative of Southeast KS Regional Trauma Council                                          6/30/2019

Representative of Southwest KS Regional Trauma Council                                          6/30/2021

Updated: 5/9/2018