West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services

The next scheduled Advisory Council meeting is Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Read the latest agenda.

The purpose of the EMS Advisory Council is: "…developing, with the commissioner, standards for emergency medical service personnel and for the purpose of providing advice to the office of emergency medical services and the commissioner with respect to reviewing and making recommendations for, and providing assistance to, the establishment and maintenance of adequate emergency medical services for all portions of this state." Read more about the 2008 reappointment of the EMS Advisory Council.

Members of the Council are appointed from the following constituencies per state code: County Commissioner's Association,  WV Firemen's Association, WV Hospital Association, WV Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians, WV EMS Administrator's Association, WV EMS Coalition, Ambulance Association of WV, State Department of Education, an EMT and a paramedic representing Mountain State EMS Association, a representative of small EMS providers, a representative of other EMS providers, and three members representing the general public.

View the current list of council members.