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Emergency Medical Services Landing Page
Side Bar Items (as to appear on site)
Mission, Vision & Values / New page
Procedures, Forms, Applications & Resource Documents / http://ems.ga.gov/programs/ems/policy.asp
Georgia Designated Stroke Center / http://ems.ga.gov/includes/StrokeCenters.asp
Regional Offices Directory / http://ems.ga.gov/programs/ems/offices.asp
State of EMS Directory / http://ems.ga.gov/programs/ems/contactus.asp
Emergency Medical Services for Children / http://ems.ga.gov/programs/ems/emsc/
Personnel License Verification / https://sendss.state.ga.us/sendss/!ems_lic_query
EMS Classroom / https://emsmedia.dhr.state.ga.us/portal/default.asp
Instructor/Student Course Login / https://sendss.state.ga.us/sendss/ems_ims_student.login
SENDSS / https://sendss.state.ga.us/sendss/login.screen
GEMSIS / http://www.mygemsis.org/
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) / New page

LANDING PAGE

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

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The Emergency Medical Services Section provides services mandated by the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Title 31, Chapter 11, the Georgia Department of Human Resources Rules and Regulations Chapter 511-9-2 license, re-license, and monitor Ambulance Services, Medical First Responders, and Neonatal Transport Services; approve training course curriculum and requirements for the licensure and re-licensure of Technicians (EMT-B) and (EMT-I), and Paramedics and the re-license only of Cardiac Technicians (CT).

MISSION, VISION, VALUES

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Mission

The mission of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Section is to encourage, foster, and promote the continued development of an optimal system of emergency medical and trauma care which provides the best possible patient outcome.

Vision

· By promoting excellence, providing uniform statewide regulation, and promoting healthy communities, we see to be valued by those we serve.

· An important by product of regulation is value-added information for emergency preparedness, public health, EMS research, and strategic governance.

· By managing knowledge, EMS can improve public health in Georgia .

Values

· Excellence: We promote excellence, achieve and maintain quality results.

· Integrity: We are committed to honest, fairness, and trustworthiness in the best interests of the citizens of Georgia and those that represent state government.

· Teamwork: We encourage active collaboration to solve problems, avoid conflict, make decisions, and achieve common goals.

Program Objectives

· To provide and maintain support for regional planning, development, expansion and improvement to each of the ten EMS regions;

· To provide statewide coordination of training programs;

· To provide technical support within each EMS region for the establishment of region-wide medical control of the EMS system;

· To provide for annual assessment of regional planning and development in each EMS region;

· To assure continued system development and quality improvement;

· To incorporate the special needs of children in EMS system development;

· To provide an integrated EMS Information System for local, regional and state planning and evaluation of system development.

PROCEDURES, FORMS, APPLICATIONS & RESOURCE DOCUMENTS

Procedures, Forms, Applications & Resource Documents

The Department of Community Health (DCH) establishes the authority in policy that grants the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) to create procedures that follows and interprets state statutes and Rules and Regulations. OEMS procedures are issued by an appropriate official in the department, usually the Director of the State Office of EMS. Consequently, due to the ever changing system of emergency services, procedures must be easily changed, unlike statutes or Rules and Regulations, which require action by the General Assembly or the Board of Community Health. For the reason procedures can be adjusted quickly to reflect changes or advances in emergency medical services.

Special effort on your part will be required to adhere to the most current publication of procedures from the OEMS. As necessary, the OEMS will maintain updates to procedures through this procedure registry.

For information regarding EMS Procedures, Forms and Resource Documents contact the State Office of EMS at (404) 679-0547 or your Regional EMS Office.

PROCEDURES (actual links for procedures up to “Stroke” are listed on http://ems.ga.gov/programs/ems/policy.asp)
PHARMACEUTICALS
D-01 Procurement, Control, Handling and Accountability of Pharmaceuticals Related to Emergency Medical
Services v5-2009 Revised
EQUIPMENT
E-01 Approved Equipment for Licensed EMS Providers v1-2006 Revised

PRACTICE
P-01 Scope of Practice for Licensed EMS Personnel - All levels
P-01 Scope of Practice for Licensed EMS Personnel - AEMT Only
P-01 Scope of Practice for Licensed EMS Personnel - EMT Only
P-01 Scope of Practice for Licensed EMS Personnel - Paramedic Only
P-01 Scope of Practice for Licensed EMS Personnel - CT Only
P-01 Scope of Practice for Licensed EMS Personnel - EMT Intermediate Only
TRAINING
NREMT Basic Testing Policy & Report Form
T-02 Clinical Preceptors for EMT and Paramedic Students in a Pre-hospital Clinical Setting v7-2009
T-04 Course Approval Initial Education for Licensure
T-05 Course Approval Continuing Education v8-2009
T-06 Request for EMS Program Site Code
PROCEDURE FORMS
Verification of Residency for License Application
Notification of Non-Compliance
C-08-A In-State License Request
C-08-B Reciprocity License Request
Personnel Information Change / Duplicate Card Request Form
C-09-A Voluntary Surrender Form
C-11-A EMS Instructor Application
C-11-B EMS Instructor License Renewal Form
L-03-A Application for an Emergency Medical Service License (GA EMS 1000) (revised 3/2012)
Air License / Ambulance License
GA EMS 1000 Supplemental Form
Addendum A: Personnel Information
Addendum B: Vehicle Information
Addendum C: Insurance Information
License Application Verification

AEMT File Review
EMT File Review
Paramedic Review
L-04-A AED Program License Application
L-04-B AED Patient Care Reporting Form
L-10-A Waivers and Variances Request Form
T-02-A Clinical Preceptor Training Course Guidelines
T-02-B Clinical Preceptor Training Record
T-04-A Application for Course Approval Initial Education
T-05-A Application for Course Approval Continuing Education
T-06-A Program Site Code Request

PROCEDURE RESOURCE DOCUMENTS
R-C-02-A EMT Basic Skills Verification and Examinations
R-E-01-A Required Equipment for Licensed EMS Providers-Ambulance
R-E-01-B Required Equipment for Licensed EMS Providers-Neonatal Unit
R-E-01-C Required Equipment for Licensed EMS Providers-Medical First Responder Unit
R-E-01-D - Vehicle Inspection Form - Air Ambulance (revised 06-01-2010)
R-L-11-A Georgia Patient Care Report Data Conformity Process
R-P-01-A Scope of Practice for Emergency Medical Services Personnel
R-T-05-A Continuing Education Approval Request Outline
R-T-05-B Assignment of Continuing Education for Distributive Education

STROKE
Georgia Stroke Assessment Form - v.1 - 11-02-2011

RESOURCE DOCUMENTS (actual link from http://ems.ga.gov/programs/ems/practicedocs.asp)

PDFs of the PowerPoints Used in the Update Modules
CT to CT Update Checklist
EMT-I to EMT-I Update Checklist
EMT-B to EMT Update Checklist
R-T-11-A Minimum Equipment Required for Initial Education Programs
R-T-11-EMR-C Minimum Equipment Required for an EMR Initial Education Program
R-T-11-AEMT-C AEMT Clinical Requirements
R-T-11-AEMT-D Minimum Equipment Required for an AEMT Initial Education Program
R-T-11-EMT-C EMT Clinical Requirements
R-T-11-EMT-D Minimum Equipment Required for an EMT Initial Education Program
R-T-11-PMDC-C Paramedic Clinical Requirements
R-T-11-PMDC-D Minimum Equipment Required for a Paramedic Initial Education Program
FORM L-03 Instructions GA EMS 1000
GA 2011 Provider Level Updates
Resources for 2011 Provider Specific Updates

ADULT & PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY PRE-HOSPITAL PROTOCOLS (actual link from http://ems.ga.gov/includes/emergprotocols.asp)

Adult and Pediatric Emergency Pre-Hospital Protocols
Modifiable Guidelines
Adult and Pediatric Emergency Pre-Hospital Protocols*

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)

Mission

The mission of the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) is to reduce child and youth mortality and morbidity sustained due to severe illness or trauma. It aims to ensure state of the art emergency medical care for the ill and injured child or adolescent; to ensure that pediatric service is well integrated into an emergency medical service system backed by optimal resources; and to ensure that entire spectrum of emergency services, including primary prevention of illness and injury, acute care, and rehabilitation, is provided to children and adolescents as well as adults.

Georgia's EMSC program is supported by the federal EMSC program and works in collaboration with the Office of EMS/Trauma, Bioterrorism, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and other state and federal programs to increase the resources available.

EMSC has been federally funded in Georgia since 1994 and has developed many programs, distributed equipment and disseminated pediatric education in the state quite successfully. Kelly Buddenhagen is the Project Coordinator for the program. She can be emailed at

Regional Offices

Please add this map from this link on this page (http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/publications/PublicHealthDists2009.pdf)

Regional EMS Offices

This section of the Georgia Emergency Medical Services homepage lists the Regional EMS Offices including contact numbers information. If you know which region you are looking for, just click on one of the following links. For those that aren't sure where regional lines are drawn in Georgia, a regional map is available for your reference.

Northwest Georgia Region I EMS - Health District 1-1 and 1-2
Program Director / David T. Foster
Address: / 1309 Redmond Circle
Rome, Georgia 30165
Mailing Address: / 1309 Redmond Circle
Rome, Georgia 30165
Phone: / 706-295-6176
Fax: / 706-802-5292
E-mail: /
North Georgia Region II EMS - Health District 2
Program Director: / Earl McGrotha
Address: / 1280 Athens Street
Gainesville, Georgia 30507-7000
Mailing Address: / 1280 Athens Street
Gainesville, Georgia 30507-7000
Phone: / 770-535-5743
Fax: / 770-535-5958
E-mail: /
Metro Atlanta Region III EMS - Health Districts 3-1 to 3-5
Program Director: / Ej Dailey
Address: / 2600 Skyland Drive
Upper Level
Atlanta, GA 30319
Mailing Address: / 2600 Skyland Drive
Upper Level
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: / 404-248-8995
Fax: / 404-248-8948
E-mail: /
West Georgia Region IV EMS - Health District 4
Program Director: / Billy Watson
Address: / 122 Gordon Commercial, Suite A
LaGrange, Georgia 30240-5740
Mailing Address: / 122 Gordon Commercial, Suite A
LaGrange, Georgia 30240-5740
Phone: / 706-845-4035
Fax: / 706-845-4309
E-mail: /
Central Georgia Region V EMS - Health District 5-1 and 5-2
Program Director: / Russ McGee
Address: / Georgia Public Safety Training Center
1000 Indian Springs Drive
Forsyth, GA. 31029-8836
Mailing Address: / Georgia Public Safety Training Center
1000 Indian Springs Drive
Forsyth, GA. 31029-8836
Phone: / 478-993-4990
Fax: / 478-993-4485
E-mail: /
East Central Georgia Region VI EMS - Health District 6
Program Director: / Ernie Doss
Address: / 1916 North Leg Road
Augusta, Georgia 30909-4402
Mailing Address: / 1916 North Leg Road
Augusta, Georgia 30909-4402
Phone: / 706-667-4336
Fax: / 706-667-4594
E-mail: /
West Central Georgia Region VII EMS - Health District 7
Program Director: / Sam Cunningham
Address: / 2100 Comer Avenue,
Columbus, Georgia 31904
Mailing Address: / P. O. Box 2299
Columbus, Georgia 31902
Phone: / 706-321-6150
Fax: / 706-321-6155
E-mail: /
Southwest Georgia Region VIII EMS - Health District 8-1 and 8-2
Program Director: / Robert Vick
Mailing Address: / 1606 Lake Douglas Rd
Whigham, Georgia 39897
Phone: / 404-989-5173
Fax: / 404-989-5173
E-mail: /
Southeast Georgia Region IX EMS - Health District 9-2 and 9-3
Program Director: / Robert Shad
Address: / 150 Scantron Connector
Brunswick , Georgia 31525
Mailing Address: / 150 Scantron Connector
Brunswick , Georgia 31525
Phone: / 912-262-3035
Fax: / 912-262-3331
E-mail: /
Northeast Georgia Region X EMS - Health District 10
Program Director: / Chris Threlkeld
Address: / 183 Paradise Blvd., STE 103B
Athens, GA 30607-1169
Mailing Address: / 183 Paradise Blvd., STE 103B
Athens, GA 30607-1169
Phone: / 706-583-2862
Fax: / 706-227-7960
E-mail: /

State office EMS Directory

State Office EMS Directory

Director
Keith Wages
/ 404-679-0546
Deputy Director
Mickey Moore
/ 404-679-0527
OEMS Compliance Coordinator
Dwight Strickland
/ 404-486-6394
Administrative Assistant
Diane Cera
/ 404-679-0547
Deputy Medical Director
Jill Mabley, M.D.
/ 404-679-0546
Licensing and Compliance - Agencies
Latasha Dillard
/ 404-679-4924
Licensing and Compliance - Personnel
Jassene Williams
/ 404-679-0544
Special Projects - GEMSIS and GOHS/GDOT
Angie Rios
/ 404-679-0551
Special Projects - EMS-C Project Director
Kelly Buddenhagen
/ 404-679-0524
Special Projects - Program Evaluator
Peki Prince
/ 404-679-0535
Special Projects - SENDSS and AMMS
Lana Joseph
/ 404-679-0525
Fax / 404-679-0526