Board Meetings

Kansas Board of EMS:  June 6th, 2024 Committee Meetings

Location:

Landon State Office Building, Room 509
900 SW Jackson
Topeka, KS 66612

Social distancing will be encouraged at all times regardless of vaccination status. Please refer to each meeting agenda for directions and deadline to submit comments upon agenda items.

All meetings may be attended virtually:
You may listen to the meetings via computer, tablet or smart phone through GoToMeeting. Links for virtual access via computer or phone can be found in the in the meeting schedule. GoToMeeting links for virtual computer access can be found below (or refer to the agenda for each meeting).

Committee format is standard time allocation:

Click on each committee meeting link to view agendas.
Thursday, June 6th:

1:00 pm:  Education, Examination, Training and Certification (EETC) , also available virtually via GoToMeeting
3:00 pm:  Investigations Committee, also available virtually via GoToMeeting
Friday, June 7th
NOT Meeting   General Board Meeting

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COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS:

• Education, Examination, Certification & Training Packet

 
OTHER IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS:
 
2024 Meeting Dates

Previous Board MINUTES

Committee Assignments

Mission Statement

VISION
Kansas Emergency Medical Services (EMS) shall be an out-of-hospital, acute healthcare system providing an established standard of care through the utilization of promising practices and oversight.

BOARD PURPOSE
To protect and promote the welfare of the citizens of Kansas through the efficient and effective regulation of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and to ensure that quality out-of-hospital care is available throughout the State.

LONG-TERM STRATEGIC GOALS
1. Emergency Medical Dispatching (EMD) shall be performed on 100% of 911 medical calls.
2. A statewide, standard of care shall be established.
3. Medical Director roles and responsibilities shall be clearly defined.
4. An impaired provider program shall be available for referral.
5. All services providing acute medical care and/or transportation in an out-of-hospital setting shall be regulated by the Board of EMS.
6. All EMS providers expected to provide medical care to a patient shall be regulated by the Board of EMS.

Ratified on December 7, 2018.

Agendas for Committee and Board Meetings, October 6th and 7th, now available

Board of EMS Committee Meetings are open to the public. However, see below for COVID restrictions on attendance. Specific times and agendas for committee meetings, including virtual attendance options, are available on the Board website here: KBEMS meeting Schedules and Agendas

Please note the location for these meetings is:

Landon State Office Building, Room 509
900 SW Jackson
Topeka, KS 66612

NOTE: Thursday Committee Meetings do not start until 3:00 PM!

Social distancing will be encouraged at all times regardless of vaccination status. Please refer to each meeting agenda for directions and deadline to submit comments upon agenda items.

Guidance Documents

Emergency Medical Services Board Guidance Documents Index. An Index of Guidance Documents provided to EMS services and providers.

2017-A Adopted 12/01/2017 Drug Shortage Alternatives. Describes the Kansas Board of EMS’ current approach to addressing EMS drug shortages within the State of Kansas

2019-A Adopted 06/07/2019 Ground Ambulance Staffing Alternative. Describes how the Kansas Board of EMS will generally exercise its discretionary function of granting variances for ground ambulance services in Kansas communities facing staffing shortages.

2020-A Adopted 12/04/2020 Specimen Collection – Authorized Activities . This Guidance Document describes the Kansas Board of EMS’ current approach to specimen collection, specific to COVID-19, by EMS providers.

2020-B Adopted 12/04/2020 Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccine Administration – Authorized Activities. This Guidance Document describes the Kansas Board of EMS’ current approach to administration of vaccines, specific to influenza and COVID-19, by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), Advanced
Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT), and Paramedics.

2023-A Adopted 04/07/2023 Ground Ambulance Staffing Alternative. This Guidance Document describes how the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services (Board) will generally exercise its discretionary function of granting variances for ground ambulance services in Kansas communities facing staffing shortages.

Agenda for Committee and Board Meetinsgs, November 30th and December 1st now available

November 16, 2023

Board of EMS Meetings are open to the public. However, see below for COVID restrictions on attendance. Specific times and agendas for committee and board meetings, including virtual attendance options, are available on the Board website here: KBEMS meeting Schedules and Agendas

Please note the location for these meetings is:

Landon State Office Building, Room 509
900 SW Jackson
Topeka, KS 66612

NOTE: Thursday Committee Meetings do not start until 1:00 PM!

Social distancing will be encouraged at all times regardless of vaccination status. Please refer to each meeting agenda for directions and deadline to submit comments upon agenda items.

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