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2000 SESSION

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HB 1243 Medivac Authority.

Introduced by: Robert D. (Bobby) Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Medivac Authority. Directs the Board of Health, with input from the State Emergency Services Advisory Board, to organize the Virginia Medivac Authority to ensure that all regions of the state have access to medivac services. The Board must hold at least two public hearings before organizing the Authority. The Authority will be governed by a 15-member organization that consists predominantly of participants, i.e., public or private entities currently operating medivac services in Virginia. The Authority is given broad powers, including contracting, hiring, suing and being sued, and charging fees, etc., for its services. The revenues raised by the Authority must be geared to cover the expenses of its operation. The Board must promulgate emergency regulations.


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