Appendix C - Document Identification, Description, and Responsibilities
|
Document |
Description |
Responsibility |
Notes |
| EMS Agenda for the Future | Document that creates a vision for EMS | NHTSA and various EMS related organizations | Document used to develop, revise, and direct national EMS issues |
| National EMS Core Content | Describes the entire domain of pre-hospital care. | Medical Community with assistance from regulators, educators, and providers | Drives the revision of the Practice Model, very general in nature and defines the pre-hospital care spectrum |
| National EMS Scope of Practice Model | Divides and defines the levels (name) and performance of the levels of the various pre-hospital providers | Regulators with assistance from the medical community, educators and providers | Requires enough detail to determine scope of practice |
| National EMS Education Standards | Objectives that define the terminal performance of the student (each level) | Educators assisted by regulators, medical community and providers | Easily updated and guides development of program lesson plans |
| National EMS Education Program Accreditation | EMS education program approval based on universally accepted standards and guidelines | EMS Accreditation Agency | Inclusive of instructor and instructional material reviews |
| National EMS Certification | Standardized testing completed after graduation from an accredited EMS program that leads to state licensure | EMS Certification Agency | Development based on a practice analysis for the given level to include validation and reliability |