EMS Board – Day 1 Subcommittees

09/01/2026 09:00 AM - 09 /01/2026 05:00 PM

Department of Health Services, 201 E. Washington Ave., Room B105, Madison, WI, 53703

Virtual Meeting Link: https://dhswi.zoomgov.com/j/1603157394?pwd=GajHkusmCP04SHmKWC0b9Ci85jzSnw.1 (Zoom)

Agency: Department of Health Services

Contact: Mark Mandler
(608) 266-8853
Mark.Mandler@dhs.wisconsin.gov

EMS Board – Day 1 Subcommittees

September 1, 2026

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

In Person at: Department of Health Services, 201 E. Washington Ave., Room B105, Madison, WI 53703.

ZOOM Link: https://dhswi.zoomgov.com/j/1603157394?pwd=GajHkusmCP04SHmKWC0b9Ci85jzSnw.1

Call In: 1-669-254-5252, Meeting ID: 160 315 7394, Passcode: 095134

Note: Meeting start and end times are approximations. The meeting will be continuous with built-in breaks where applicable.

Agenda

1. Welcome and Board member check-in (Biggart)

2. Call the EMS Board meeting to order (Biggart)

3. Board member announcement(s) and review of committee meeting logistics. Committee meetings will occur in succession, in the order listed below, with a 10-minute break between standing committee workgroup sessions. Approximate start and end times are provided for reference. Nonetheless, the meetings will continue in succession, and breaks will be taken between each meeting. (Biggart)

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4. EMS for Children Meeting with the EMS Board (Dr. Michael Kim/Dr. Lorin Browne, Chairs) 09:00

Note: EMS-C may continue their meeting in a breakout room for items specific to EMS-C where immediate Board feedback is unnecessary.

a. Roll call of committee members (Browne, Kim)

b. Approval of committee meeting minutes (Browne, Kim)

c. Public comment opportunity to committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)

d. Performance measures document highlights (Brunner)

e. Advisory Committee Updates

i. Regional Trauma Advisory Council Coordinator position (vote)

f. National Pediatric Readiness (NPRP) (Browne, Kim, Brunner)

i. Emergency Department Assessment score updates (Browne, Kim, Brunner)

g. Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Recognition Program (Browne, Kim)

i. Quick updates

h. Other projects and updates (Kim/Browne/Brunner)

i. Education Workshop

ii. Pediatric Readiness updates

iii. Pediatric Mental Health Grant updates

iv. In-Person meeting reminder November 13

i. Adjourn committee

5. Standing EMS Committee - System Quality & Data (Dr. Chris Eberlein, Chair) 10:15

a. Roll call and introduction of committee members (Eberlein)

b. Approval of previous committee meeting minutes (Eberlein)

c. Public comment opportunity to committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)

d. WARDS updates, annual report out, general discussion (Dolski)

e. General overview of EMS data including Biospatial and public information, Falls, Opiate, Violence Data Report update and discussion if available (Koehne)

f. National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) performance measures (Koehne)

i. Safety 01, Safety 02, Syncope 01

g. Pediatric specific data discussion (Kim)

h. CARES Wisconsin update (Office)

i. Discuss future subcommittee meetings (Eberlein)

j. Discuss and develop new business items for the future (Eberlein)

k. Adjourn committee

6. Standing EMS Committee – Rural EMS (James Small, Chair) 11:15

a. Roll call and introduction of committee members (Small)

b. Public comment opportunity to committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)

c. Discussion regarding:

i. Review of previous work on the Rural subcommittee

ii. Discussions on ongoing rural EMS reliability challenges

iii. Future topics at future meetings

d. Develop recommendations to send to:

i. EMS Board subcommittees for discussion

ii. Directly to EMS Board for discussion (if needed)

e. Schedule date for next meeting December 2, 2026, at 15:15

f. Adjourn committee

12:15-13:15 (Approximately) Lunch on your own (immediately following the Rural EMS meeting). A quorum of Board members may be present. However, Board business will not be discussed or conducted at this time.

7. Standing EMS Committee – System Management & Development (Chris Anderson, Chair) 13:15

a. Roll call and introduction of committee members (Anderson)

b. Approval of previous committee meeting minutes (Anderson)

c. Public comment opportunity to committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)

d. EMS Section update items (Mandler)

e. Community Paramedic presentation and data by Matt Koz, Wausau Fire Department

f. Discuss and develop ideas on referrals from Rural EMS subcommittee related to ambulance response reliability (Anderson)

g. Discuss and develop ideas and concepts to prevent violence toward emergency medical practitioners (Anderson)

h. Discuss and develop ideas and concepts for the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in emergency medical services (Anderson)

i. Discuss the use of body-worn cameras by emergency medical services practitioners (Anderson)

j. Discuss options for screening patients for weapons (Anderson)

k. Request from hospital system to reinforce WARDS upload within 24 hours (Anderson)

i. Requirement to leave written report at patient hand-off

l. Request from hospital system on EMS access to WARDS trauma outcome data (Anderson)

m. Discuss and develop future new business items (Anderson)

n. Adjourn committee

8. Standing EMS Committee – Physician’s Advisory Committee (PAC) (Dr. Steven Zils, Chair) 14:15

a. Roll call and introduction of committee members (Zils)

b. Approval of previous committee meeting minutes (Zils)

c. Public comment opportunity to committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)

d. EMS Section report (Mandler)

e. State EMS Medical Director report (Colella)

f. Discussion, review and possible action on EMR, EMT, AEMT, Intermediate, Paramedic scope of practice (Zils) (standing item)

i. Ultrasound at the paramedic (optional) level

g. Discussion, review and possible action on best practice document for controlled substances and service provider DEA license update (Zemple)

h. Review STEMI/stroke/trauma destination position statement (Zils)

i. Discuss and develop future new business items (Zils)

j. Adjourn committee

9. Recess Board Meeting until 9:00 a.m. on September 2, 2026.

(Technical Note: Should time not allow for all committee agenda items assigned to September 1, 2026, the EMS Board may address them on September 2, 2026, during committee reports.)

The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the governmental business outlined in the agenda. The EMS Board makes recommendations to DHS on general EMS issues either assigned by legislation or raised by members of the public. Medical issues are referred to the Physician Advisory Committee. EMS Board and Physician Advisory Committee are established pursuant to s. 256.04, Wis. Stats.

DHS is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. If you need accommodations because of a disability, if you need an interpreter or translator, or if you need this material in another language or in alternate format, you may request assistance to participate by contacting Mark Mandler at 608-266-8853 or Mark.Mandler@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

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