SEMTC
State Emergency Medical Treatment Committee (SEMTC) There shall be an equivalent State Emergency Medical Treatment Committee established in each state -FCT EMTC in the FCT, to be inaugurated by the Honourable Commissioner for Health. The Chair, to be appointed by the state, shall be Medical Doctor with at least 15 (fifteen) years post basic qualification and experience in emergency care and systems management. The composition of the State Emergency Medical Treatment Committee (SEMTC) shall be as follows:
- Chair
- Secretary, Rep. of SMoH
- Rep. State Blood Transfusion Service
- Representative of the SHIA or SHIS
- Rep. of Committee of CMDs
- Rep. of NMA
- Rep. of NANNM
- Rep. of GMD
- Rep. of AGPMPN
- Rep. State Emergency Management Agency
- Rep. Nigeria Police Force
- Rep. of NURTW
- Representative of Media
The SEMTC may be domiciled within the existing emergency service or response agencies, where one exists, and work to develop the agency into a comprehensive State Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance Service (SEMSAS). In this instance a senior representative of such an agency, shall be co-opted into the SEMTC. The role of the SEMTC is to enhance emergency service delivery at state level and effective mobilisation of state and NEMTC resources for the state. Upon proper establishment of the SEMTC, it shall continuously identify and update a database of providers within the state for accreditation, expedite verification of claims using the SHIA or SHIS mechanism, and ensure timely transmission of verified claims from providers to the NEMTC for prompt settlement.