(1) coordinate the emergency medical services within the state;

(2) administer this chapter and the rules established pursuant to it;

(3) establish a voluntary task force representing a diversity of emergency medical service providers to advise the department and the committee on rules;

(4) establish an emergency medical service personnel peer review board to advise the department concerning discipline of emergency medical service personnel under this chapter; and

(5) adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to: (a) license ambulance providers and paramedic providers; (b) permit ambulances, emergency medical response vehicles, and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport vehicles, including approving an emergency vehicle operator's course in accordance with Section 26-8a-304; (c) establish: (i) the qualifications for membership of the peer review board created by this section; (ii) a process for placing restrictions on a license while an investigation is pending; (iii) the process for the investigation and recommendation by the peer review board; and (iv) the process for determining the status of a license while a peer review board investigation is pending; (d) establish application, submission, and procedural requirements for licenses, designations, and permits; and (e) establish and implement the programs, plans, and responsibilities as specified in other sections of this chapter.

(a) license ambulance providers and paramedic providers;

(b) permit ambulances, emergency medical response vehicles, and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport vehicles, including approving an emergency vehicle operator's course in accordance with Section 26-8a-304;

(c) establish: (i) the qualifications for membership of the peer review board created by this section; (ii) a process for placing restrictions on a license while an investigation is pending; (iii) the process for the investigation and recommendation by the peer review board; and (iv) the process for determining the status of a license while a peer review board investigation is pending;

(i) the qualifications for membership of the peer review board created by this section;

(ii) a process for placing restrictions on a license while an investigation is pending;

(iii) the process for the investigation and recommendation by the peer review board; and

(iv) the process for determining the status of a license while a peer review board investigation is pending;

(d) establish application, submission, and procedural requirements for licenses, designations, and permits; and

(e) establish and implement the programs, plans, and responsibilities as specified in other sections of this chapter.