ALC-Executive Subcommittee

Right to get started. With that are recognized Greg brown the director of office of preparedness. And large you with the Arkansas health department. Hi guys there introduce yourself for the record and explain your role yes Sir thank you Mr chairman vers of the committee on Larsson I'm general counsel for the department of health. I Greg brown the director of the office of preparedness and emergency response for help. We're here today to present an emergency rule that based on our request ten three three of nine and rule twenty two of the A. L. C. rules under the ministry procedure act we are asking for three sections of the emergency medical services rule I had to be at amended and this is based on the rules that were suspended during the emergency the public health emergency the most recent one we had some spit suspended some of the rules for MS there are three in particular that we would like to continue the suspension and Mr brown can fill you in on the date on the details on that I think we're good on that do have one question came to my attention the other night of. Around midnight I got a call from the deal in it Bradley County health unit saying that the LPNs that were status stuff is already Elliots because of their education level through the emergency were all elevated down because the emergency expired governor's office and some people in your office have indicated you guys are working on a rule not do we have any idea of when we should see that come in force I believe that's a work in progress and the nursing board and Matt Gilmore are working on that and we can follow up with you get you more information on that please do and then that is a real emergency because these hospitals and staffing a nurse shortage we need to we need to get moving see no questions without objection this this proposed merger rule is reviewed and approved and review and approval shall be effective at twelve oh one AM on Saturday October second seeing no further business we standard.