National and Colorado EMS Provider Transitions
The EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach
establishes a system of EMS education that more closely parallels that of other
health care professions. As part of this systems approach, the National EMS
Scope of Practice Model calls for the reconfiguration of EMS provider levels in
the United States. In 2008, based on stakeholder input and recommendations from
the EMT Practice Subcommittee of the State Emergency Medical and Trauma Services
Advisory Council (SEMTAC), Colorado chose to follow the National Scope of
Practice Model. Colorado also chose to follow the National EMS Education
Standards as the basis for initial EMS education leading to state certification
as an EMS provider.
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
HFEMS-A2
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: (303) 692-2980
Fax: (303) 691-7720
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