EMS Board – Day 1 Subcommittees
March 17, 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/1609210250?pwd=x7rys8dXfE0rPzasinpA6I4Aya2cQy.1
Call In: 1-669-254-5252, Meeting ID: 160 921 0250, Passcode: 385721
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. National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) (Browne, Kim, Brunner)
i. Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness assessment is live
ii. Updates on respondents
e. Performance Measures document highlights (Brunner)
f. Facility recognition Hudson Hospital (vote) (Brunner)
g. Advisory Committee updates/changes
i. EMS Board representative
ii. Discuss with EMS board members
iii. EMS representative position
iv. HERC/HPP representative position
v. Updates
vi. Pediatric emergency department nurse
vii. Jenny R. stepping down
h. Other projects/updates
i. Pediatric Readiness AHW Grant
ii. Pediatric Mental Health Grant
iii. Education workgroup
iv. Skill check project
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 and general discussion (Dolski)
e. General overview of EMS data including Biospatial and public information; Falls Data Report update and discussion if available (Koehne)
f. Pediatric specific data discussion (Kim)
g. CARES Wisconsin update (Office)
h. Discuss future subcommittee meetings (Eberlein)
i. Discuss Data Subcommittee goal, mission and vision document (Eberlein)
j. Discuss and develop new business items for the future (Eberlein)
k. Adjourn committee
6. Standing EMS Committee – Education & Training (Greg West, Chair) @ 11:15
a. Roll call and introduction of committee members (West)
b. Approval of previous committee meeting minutes (West)
c. Public comment opportunity to committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)
d. Discussion and possible recommendation regarding standardized training requirements or training resources related to body-worn cameras in EMS.
e. Discussion and possible recommendation related to National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (https://nc-sara.org/) and its application to EMS education and training within the state.
f. Discussion and possible recommendations pertaining to the standardization of verification for out-of-state critical care paramedic education.
g. Discuss and develop future new business items.
h. Adjourn committee
12:15-13:15 (Approximately) Lunch on your own (immediately following the Education & Training 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)
i. Status update: Interfacility Transport Guidelines
ii. Status update: EMS Communications Plan
e. Discuss ideas for developing a comprehensive list of EMS training programs in Wisconsin (Anderson)
f. Discuss and develop ideas and concepts to prevent violence toward emergency medical practitioners (Anderson)
g. Discuss and develop concepts for the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in emergency medical services (Anderson)
h. Discuss the use of body-worn cameras by emergency medical practitioners (Anderson)
i. Discuss and develop ideas for bariatric transport (Anderson)
j. Discuss and develop future new business items
k. 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)
i. Update on WI EMS DEA license
e. State EMS Medical Director report (Colella)
i. Review of scope changes approved in 2025 for publication in 2026
f. Discussion, review and possible action on EMR, EMT, AEMT, Intermediate, Paramedic scope of practice (Zils) (standing item)
i. Intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP) and Impella devices at Paramedic with Critical Care endorsement level
g. Discussion, review and possible action on best practice document for controlled substances (Zemple)
h. Discuss and develop future new business items
i. Adjourn committee
9. Recess Board meeting until 9:00 a.m. on March 18, 2026.
(Technical Note: Should time not allow for all committee agenda items assigned to March 17, 2026, the EMS Board may address them on March 18, 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.
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