EMS Education Policy and Procedure Update
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Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 5:06 PM
Attention:
EMS Agencies
EMS Personnel
EMS Training Institutions
EMS Instructors
FROM: Dr. Michael R. Mills, DO, FACEP
State OEMS Medical Director
Acting OEMS Director
RE: EMS Education
Approval Policy and Procedures
EMS Educational Institute and Instructor Endorsement
Policy
The new EMS Education Approval Policy & Procedures and the new
EMS Education Approval Policy and Procedures become effective June
1, 2019.
These new policies establish standards for the submission and
approval of EMS education courses to the WV OEMS in conjunction
with Legislative Rule 64CSR48-8 while ensuring that Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) education offered in West Virginia is
provided by approved, qualified and standardized education
institutes and instructors_