Emergency Medical ServicesProfessional Working Group

Objective One Subcommittee

National Changes

• Agenda for the Future 1996• EMS Education Agenda for the Future 2000• National Scope of Practice Model 2007• National Education Standards 2007• National Transition Toolkit 2011

1231 Definitions

• Incomplete – need to address with a later draft

• Changed certified to licensed, certification to licensure

• Defined licensure• Adopted National Scope of Practice

designations– EMR, EMT, AEMT and Paramedic

1231 Definitions

• EMS Medical Director (suggestions)• EMS Student (pending)• Added “adopt and amend the title and

definition of a licensed emergency medical technician or licensed emergency medical responder” allow this to be done by rule vs statutory change in the future

1232 Training and Certification

• Change training to education• Personnel to professionals• Add “D” define “EMS Student” and add

generic functions a student may perform (pending)

1232.2 Certification Commission

• Certify vs licensure changes

1232.3 Commission Duties

• Certify vs licensure• Changed “standards of practice” to “scope of

practice”• Changed titles and deleted reference to DOT

1232.4 Bureau Duties

• Certify vs Licensure• Add recommend changes in scope of practice

to the Commission (pending) possible conflict in 1232.3?

1232.5 – 1232.11

• Certify to licensure• EMS personnel to EMS professionals• 1232.6 grounds for disciplinary procedings –

add “intentional falsification of any documents related to certification, recertification, EMS education or related to the care of a patient”

1233 Civil Immunity

• Personnel to professionals• “D” add EMS Student (pending)

1234 Duties of EMS personnel

• Combined all 4 levels used generic EMS professional

• Changed “rescue, first aid, resuscitation… to “services, treatments and procedures consistent with national education standards adopted by the bureau …”

• Take out reference to students – section will be added to 1232

1234 Duties of EMS personnel

• Combined the “three functions” into one paragraph

• Changed language to: “while he is caring for a patient in a clinic setting”; “under a protocol that has been approved by the local parish medical society or a medical director”

• Deleted “at the earliest possible time” (pending)

1234 Duties of EMS personnel

• Changes to “H” to reflect previous changes

1235 EMS Transportation

• Certify vs license changes

1235.1

• Add “EMS student” to 1235.1 A(2) pending

1232.6

• Certify vs licensure• Delete this section or change title