EMS Board – Day 1 Subcommittees
September 16, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In Person at: Department of Corrections, 3099 E. Washington Ave, Curiosity Training Room, Madison, WI 53704
ZOOM Link: https://dhswi.zoomgov.com/j/1608040697?pwd=oqvmciLuWOFl5TLQ1UaE4tbE5WjyFZ.1
Call In: 1-669-254-5252, Meeting ID: 160 804 0697, Passcode: 379087
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. Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) (Browne, Kim)
e. Discuss quality improvement initiatives and additional projects (Browne, Kim)
i. Skill check videos updates
ii. WEMSA Sessions
f. Discuss and develop future new business items (Browne, Kim)
g. 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 – System Management & Development (Chris Anderson, Chair) @11:15
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 (Section)
i. Status update: Interfacility Transport Guidelines
ii. Status update: EMS Communications Plan
e. Discussion and possible recommendation on bariatric transport considerations to be added to the Interfacility Transport Guidelines (Anderson)
f. Discussion and possible recommendation of various Trans 309 waiver requests (Anderson)
g. Discussion and possible action: EMResource for rural hospitals recommendations (Office)
h. Discussion of Local Credentialing Agreement process (Clark)
i. No concise way to verify current LCA approval
ii. No process for documenting a termination an LCA approval/Documentation of LCA revocation when leaving and returning to a service
iii. Service roster lists license level not LCA approval level
iv. Personnel able to affiliate with service w/o completion of LCA
v. Repetitive initialing of boxes by the Service Director and Medical Director
vi. Excessive list of license levels on the Service Director and Medical Director versions
i. Discuss and develop future new business items (Anderson)
j. Adjourn
12:00-13:15 (Approximately) Lunch on your own (immediately following the Systems Management &
Development 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 – Physician’s Advisory Committee (PAC) (Dr. Steven Zils, Chair) @ 13:15
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 (Section)
i. Update on online scope of practice change request form encouraging medical director involvement/sign-off
ii. Update on online scope of practice review/response posting
iii. Office guidelines for pilot programs
iv. Update regarding posting of “approved” protocols to use as models
e. State EMS Medical Director report (Colella)
i. Status of MCW in person FOMO course
ii. MCW NAEMSP Quality and Safety Course
f. Discussion, review and possible action on EMR, EMT, AEMT, Intermediate, Paramedic scope of practice (Zils) (standing item)
g. Discussion, review and possible action on white paper regarding controlled substances best practices (Zils)
h. Discuss and develop future new business items (Zils)
i. Adjourn committee
8. Recess Board Meeting until 9:00 a.m. on September 17, 2025.
(Technical Note: Should time not allow for all committee agenda items assigned to September 16, 2025, the EMS Board may address them on September 17, 2025, 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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