Current Measures

• By 2018, baseline data will be available to assess the number of EMS agencies in the state or territory that submit National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) version 3.x-compliant patient-care data to the State Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Office for all 911-initiated EMS activations
• By 2021, 80 percent of EMS agencies in the state or territory submit NEMSIS version 3.x-compliant patient-care data to the State EMS Office for all 911-initiated EMS activations

• By 2020, 30 percent of EMS agencies in the state or territory have a designated individual who coordinates pediatric emergency care
• By 2023, 60 percent of EMS agencies in the state or territory have a designated individual who coordinates pediatric emergency care
• By 2026, 90 percent of EMS agencies in the state or territory have a designated individual who coordinates pediatric emergency care

• By 2020, 30 percent of EMS agencies will have a process that requires EMS providers to physically demonstrate the correct use of pediatric specific equipment, which is equal to a score of 6 or more on a 0–12 scale
• By 2023, 60 percent of EMS agencies will have a process that requires EMS providers to physically demonstrate the correct use of pediatric specific equipment, which is equal to a score of 6 or more on a 0–12 scale
• By 2026, 90 percent of EMS agencies will have a process that requires EMS providers to physically demonstrate the correct use of pediatric specific equipment, which is equal to a score of 6 or more on a 0–12 scale

• By 2022, 25 percent of hospitals are recognized as part of a statewide, territorial, or regional standardized program that are able to stabilize and/or manage pediatric medical emergencies

• By 2022, 50 percent of hospitals are recognized as part of a statewide, territorial, or regional standardized system that recognizes hospitals that are able to stabilize and/or manage pediatric trauma

• By 2021, 90 percent of hospitals in the state or territory have written inter-facility transfer guidelines that cover pediatric patients and that include specific components of transfer:
  • Defined process for initiation of transfer, including the roles and responsibilities of the referring facility and referral center (including responsibilities for requesting transfer and communication);
  • Process for selecting the appropriate care facility;
  • Process for selecting the appropriately staffed transport service to match the patient’s acuity level (level of care required by patient, equipment needed in transport, etc.);
  • Process for patient transfer (including obtaining informed consent);
  • Plan for transfer of patient medical record;
  • Plan for transfer of copy of signed transport consent;
  • Plan for transfer of personal belongings of the patient; and
  • Plan for provision of directions and referral institution information to family.

• By 2021, 90 percent of hospitals in the state or territory have written inter-facility transfer agreements that cover pediatric patients

Each year:

• The EMSC Advisory Committee has the required members as per the implementation manual;
• The EMSC Advisory Committee meets at least four times a year;
• Pediatric representation incorporated on the state or territory EMS Board;
• The state or territory requires pediatric representation on the EMS Board; and
• One full-time EMSC Manager is dedicated solely to the EMSC Program.

• By 2027, EMSC priorities will have been integrated into existing EMS, hospital, or healthcare facility statutes or regulations