NEMSAC Advisories and Recommendations
The NEMSAC meets throughout the year in open and public meetings to deliberate on specific policy issues affecting EMS systems across the nation. The Council has six standing committees that draft advisories and recommendations for the full Council’s consideration. Final advisories contain several recommendations for NHTSA and the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS) and can be found below:
Final Advisories
2021
2020
- Connected and Automated Vehicle Implications for Ambulances
- COVID 19 Public Health Emergency Treatment in Place Reimbursement
- Mental Health and Wellness for EMS Practitioners and their Partners in Public Safety
- Mitigation of Direct Violence Against EMS Practitioners
- NHTSA OEMS as a Central Repository for EMS Provider Safety and Wellness Data
- Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator (PECC) for Emergency Medical Services
- Rural and Volunteer EMS Recruitment and Retention
- Support of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model
- Telehealth as a Strategy for EMS Care
2018
NEMSAC did not meet in 2018, therefore there are no advisories for this year.
2017
- Practice Analysis of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Systems and Community Paramedics
- Changing the Nomenclature of Emergency Medical Services
- EMS Utilization of Controlled Substances
- Mental Health and Wellness for the EMS Provider and their Partners in Public Safety
- Successful Integration of Improvement Science in EMS
2016
- Alignment of Scope of Practice Model and EMS Education Agenda for the Future
- EMS Funding and Reimbursement
- Recognizing EMS Workforce as Essential Decision Makers
- EMS Provider Formalized Educational and Credentialing Process
- Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation (MTSPE) Alignment with National Trauma Care System Report
- Standardized Training for Local Data Managers
- Universal Health Information
- Naloxone and EMS Scope of Practice Model
