(a) There is created the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, which shall consist of nineteen (19) members with a demonstrated interest in emergency medical services, to be appointed by the Governor as follows:
(1) Four (4) members shall be licensed medical doctors of good professional standing. One (1) member shall be appointed representing each of the following areas:
(A) The Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians;
(B) The Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians;
(C) The Arkansas Medical Society, Inc.; and
(D) The medical director for a licensed paramedic ambulance service;
(2) One (1) member recommended by the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc.;
(3) One (1) member who shall be a member of the Arkansas Emergency Department Nurses Association;
(4) One (1) member who shall be a member of, and recommended by, The Arkansas Ambulance Association;
(5) One (1) member who shall be a licensed paramedic;
(6) One (1) member who shall be a licensed EMT;
(7) One (1) member representing fire department-based ambulance services;
(8) One (1) member representing emergency medical services personnel training sites who has had at least five (5) years' experience associated with emergency medical services personnel in this state;
(9) One (1) member who shall be a consumer representative who has an interest in public health and emergency medical services. The member shall be appointed by the Governor from the state at large;
(10) One (1) member who shall be sixty-five (65) years of age or more. This member shall be appointed by the Governor from the state at large and shall not belong to any other group specifically addressed in this section, with the exception of the consumer representative;
(11) One (1) member who shall represent city-based or county-based ambulance services;
(12) One (1) member who shall represent the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police or the Arkansas Sheriffs' Association;
(13) One (1) member representing fire service rescue operations which do not transport patients;
(14) One (1) member licensed as an attorney at law in good professional standing within this state and having a knowledge of medical and legal issues;
(15) One (1) member appointed from a list of two (2) nominees submitted by the Arkansas Emergency Medical Technicians Association; and
(16) One (1) member who shall be a certified military emergency medical technician.
(b) Members shall be appointed for terms of five (5) years.
(c) Vacancies on the council due to death, resignation, or other causes shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term thereof in the same manner as is provided in this section for initial appointments.
(d) Members except those employed by the state may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
(e) The members may be removed by the Governor for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.