1. Emergency Medical Services Professional Working Group Objective One Subcommittee

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 1232.2 Certification Commission Certify vs licensure changes

7. 1232.3 Commission Duties Certify vs licensure Changed “standards of practice” to “scope of practice” Changed titles and deleted reference to DOT

8. 1232.4 Bureau Duties Certify vs Licensure Add recommend changes in scope of practice to the Commission (pending) possible conflict in 1232.3?

9. 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”

10. 1233 Civil Immunity Personnel to professionals “D” add EMS Student (pending)

11. 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

12. 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)

13. 1234 Duties of EMS personnel Changes to “H” to reflect previous changes

14. 1235 EMS Transportation Certify vs license changes

15. 1235.1 Add “EMS student” to 1235.1 A(2) pending

16. 1232.6 Certify vs licensure Delete this section or change title