Understanding Legislation & Regulation

Overview

All states have a legislation that provides a statutory basis for EMS activities and programs, regulation of EMS personnel and services, scopes of practice, systems design, funding, training, and other such issues. The State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Family Services, EMS Systems Section, is the lead agency authorized to ensure that Wisconsin has sufficient legal basis, authority, resources, and leadership to provide adequate training and integration, and facilitate the development of EMS systems at the local level. In addition to policy development and monitoring, the EMS section may also facilitate innovation demonstration programs, the development of consensus standards, information sharing, and assisting local providers with funding, technical assistance, and research. There is currently no single federal lead agency, but there are several federal agencies that have programs supporting EMS system building at the state and local levels. This section of the toolkit provides an overview and links to major state and national policies, legislation, and regulation.

Certification & Licensure

Administrative Rules

• Chapter DHS 110: Licensing of Ambulance Service Providers and Emergency Medical Technicians - Basic
• Chapter DHS 111: Licensing of Emergency Medical Technicians-Intermediate Technicians and Emergency Medical Technicians-Intermediate and Approval of Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate Technician and Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate Operational Plans
• Chapter DHS 112: Licensing of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic and Approval of Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Operational Plans
• Chapter DHS 113: Certification of First Responders
• Chapter DHS 118:Trauma Care
• Chapter Trans 309

National Certification Agency

• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)

Scope of Practice and National EMS Policies and Resources

• Emergency Medical Services Agenda For the Future: A Systems Approach
  National EMS Scope of Practice Model
  National EMS Education Standards
  National EMS Research Agenda
  National Registration and the Continuing Competence of EMT- Paramedics
  Rural and Frontier Emergency Medical Services Agenda For the Future
• 2010-2011 Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services Plan
• Wisconsin EMS Scope of Practice

Applications & Forms

State EMS Forms

• Required State EMS Forms
• EMS Provder Applicatoin & Operational Plan

Scope of Services / Special Regulations for CAHs

96 Hour Limit on Average Length of Stay & Transfer Agreements

• Wisconsin CAH Rules & Regulations

State & Local Oversight

State of Wiscosnin EMS License and Certification Information
Wisconsin Trauma Care System

Statewide Trauma Advisory Committee (STAC)

• STAC Information

Regional Trauma Advisory Councils (RTAC)

• RTAC Information
• Wisconsin Designated Trauma Care Facilities (by county)

State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board

• EMS Advisory Boards & Committees

Physician Advisory Committee (PAC)

• Physician Advisory Committee Information

Wisconsin Emergency Medical Service for Children (EMSC)

• Wisconsin EMS for Children Program

National Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)

• National Resource Center